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The civil war in Syria has culminated into major refugee crises in its neighboring countries. By the end of 2013 more … than half a million people were seeking shelter in cities and refugee camps in Turkey. We analyze how the Syrian refugee … influx in Turkey has affected food and housing prices, employment rates and internal migration patterns in regions of Turkey …
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We exploit the regional variation in the unexpected (or forced) inflow of Syrian refugees as a natural experiment to … estimate the impact of immigration on consumer prices in Turkey. Using a difference-in- differences strategy and a … the channel through which the price declines take place is the informal labor market. Syrian refugees supply inexpensive …
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affected the market for housing rentals in Turkey. The unexpected arrival of a large number of refugees due to civil conflict …The massive inflow of Syrian refugees is argued to drastically affect various social and economic outcomes in the … in Syria is used to construct a quasi-experimental design. Since the construction of new housing units takes a long time …
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We estimate the effects of the arrival of 2.5 million Syrian migrants in Turkey by the end of 2015 on the labor market …
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Turkey hosts the largest population of refugees globally; however, we know little about their labor market outcomes at … sample of Syrian refugees in Turkey for the first time, to examine a rich set of labor market outcomes. We find that the … the national level. We use the 2018 round of the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey, which includes a representative …
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Turkey hosts the highest number of refugees in the world. The arrival of Syrian refugees has significantly changed the … relative abundance of different skill groups in Turkey and the labor market conditions. This paper examines how this massive …
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labor. In this study, we use a representative dataset on Syrian refugees in Turkey, the largest refugee group in any single … that paid work is positively associated with poverty, proficiency in Turkish, living in an industrialized region in Turkey …, originating from rural areas in Syria and living in a household with a young, female, or less-educated head. Family composition …
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We study the effect of an influx of approximately three million Syrian refugees on voting behavior in Turkey. The … unique field survey that directly measures voter attitude towards refugees. We exploit the substantial variation in the … inflow of refugees, both over time and across provinces, and use a difference-indifferences approach, comparing the political …
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This study examines disparities in health and nutrition among native and Syrian-refugee children in Turkey. With a view … particular, the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). The TDHS is one of few data sets providing representative data on … mortality between refugee children born in Turkey and native children. However, refugee infants born in Turkey have lower …
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that those who descended from Palestinian refugees do not discriminate at all, suggesting that a family history of refugee … status can generate solidarity with new refugees. We also find that parents' narratives about the refugee crisis are …
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