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Minorities, Human Capital and Long-Run Development : Persistence of Armenian and Greek Influence in Turkey

Arbatli, Cemal Eren - 2017

We study the long-term economic legacy of highly-skilled minorities a century after their wholesale expulsion. Using mass expulsions of Armenian and Greek communities of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century as a unique natural experiment of history, we show that districts with greater...

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The Nature of Financial and Real Business Cycles : The Great Moderation and Banking Sector Pro-Cyclicality

Égert, Balázs - 2012

This paper takes a fresh look at the nature of financial and real business cycles in OECD countries using annual data series and shorter quarterly and monthly economic indicators. It first analyses the main characteristics of the cycle, including the length, amplitude, asymmetry and changes of...

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Is the Relationship between Financial Development and Economic Growth Monotonic? Evidence from a Sample of Middle Income Countries

Samargandi, Nahla - 2014

We revisit the relationship between financial development and economic growth in a panel of 52 middle income countries over the 1980-2008 period, using pooled mean group estimator in a dynamic heterogeneous panel setting. We show that financial development does not have a linear positive...

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Financial Development and Inequality in the Global Economy

von Ehrlich, Maximilian - 2016

We build a heterogeneous-firms model with firm-specific wages and credit frictions to study the role of financial development for inequality in the global economy. If there are many small firms, better access to external funds reduces wage inequality and unemployment. In contrast, if there are...

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Male Education and Domestic Violence in Turkey : Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Ozer, Mustafa - 2017

We utilize a natural experiment, an education reform increasing compulsory schooling from five to eight years in Turkey …

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Does Maternal Education Affect Childhood Immunization Rates? Evidence from Turkey

Ozer, Mustafa - 2017

in Turkey. The CEL increased the compulsory years of schooling of those born after 1986 from 5 to 8 years. We find that …

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Worldviews and Intergenerational Altruism : A Comparison of Turkish People Living in Turkey and Germany

Akkemik, K. Ali - 2017

people living in Turkey and in Germany, using the anthropological concept of worldview. Data were gathered from four surveys …: nationwide surveys in Turkey and Germany, an online survey of Turkish people living in Germany, and a survey conducted as an … people living in Turkey and those who live in Germany. Turkish people living in Germany tend to resemble German people in …

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Monetary Policy in Turkey after Central Bank Independence

Gürkaynak, Refet S. - 2015

developments and pay particular attention to monetary policy. The data suggests that the Central Bank of Turkey was a strong …

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Preferences, Selection, and Value Added : A Structural Approach Applied to Turkish Exam High Schools

Akyol, S. Pelin - 2013

What do applicants care about when choosing a school in Turkey? Are their preferences vertical or horizontal? Which …

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Explaining the Body Mass Index Gaps between Turkish Immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002-2012 : A Decomposition Analysis of Socio-Economic Causes

Dang, Rui - 2021

In this paper, we decompose body mass index (BMI) differences between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany for women and men. We focus on isolating the part of BMI differences that can be explained by differences in observed socioeconomic status from the part attributable to...

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