Turkey
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Hometown conflict and refugees’ integration efforts
Heightened violence in the hometowns of Syrian-born students led to improved scores in their new Turkish schools
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Nurturing childhood curiosity to enhance learning
A pedagogical programme in Türkiye that nurtured children’s natural curiosity increased science test scores, and had a notable impact on maths and verbal scores
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Integrating refugee children through teacher training
Special training for teachers in Turkey aided refugee children’s integration into the education system and improved key educational outcomes
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Building social cohesion in ethnically mixed schools: An intervention in Turkey
An intervention to develop perspective-taking reduced peer violence, boosted reciprocity, altruism and trust, and encouraged inter-ethnic friendships
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Female employment and intimate partner violence in Turkey
Refugee inflows from Syria to Turkey led to the displacement of women in the labour force, but also reduced the risk of intimate partner violence
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How refugees boost business growth in hosting locations
A large influx of Syrian refugees in Turkey induced substantial increments in Turkish firm production and entry, with variation in effects across firm size and sectors
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Terror and tourism: How bad news can harm economic development
The relationship between intensity of reporting on violence and tourist spending suggests that a bad news bias can have serious economic consequences
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Education and domestic violence in Turkey
Increased schooling for girls in Turkey led to a rise in psychological violence, but also reduced the intergenerational transmission of violence
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Unintended voter polarisation by political elites: Experimental evidence from Turkey
A door-to-door information campaign in Turkey unintentionally polarised the electorate over their vote in a policy referendum