Belgi Turan
Associate Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey
Belgi Turan is an Associate Professor of Economics at TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Turkiye. She received her PhD in Economics from University of Houston in 2011. Her primary research lies in the area of applied microeconomics with a focus on economics of the education, gender, and health and labor.
- Development
- Health
- Education
- Labor
- Impact Evaluation
- Applied Microeconomics
- PhD. University of Houston, Department of Economics, Houston, TX, 2011.
- MA. University of Houston, Department of Economics, Houston, TX, 2007.
- MBA. Middle East Technical University, Business Administration, Turkey, 2003.
- B.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering, Turkey, 2001.
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey, 2019 - Present
- Vice Chair, Department of Economics, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey, 2020 - Present
- Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Strategy and Budget Directorate, Directorate General for COMCEC and International Development, 2022 - Present
- Atılım University, Ankara, Turkey, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, 2012 - 2019
- Expressway to Votes: Infrastructure Projects and Voter Persuasion (with Mevlude-Akbulut Yuksel, Dozie Okoye), 2024. The Economic Journal, 134(657): 48-94.
- The Crime Effects of Refugees (with Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Naci Mocan, and Semih Tumen), 2024. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
- Exposure to Economic Distress during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes (with Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Seyit Mümin Cilasun and Erdal Tekin) 2024, Journal of Labor Research.
- The Effect of Fertility on Female Labor Supply in a Labor Market with Extensive Informality (with Semih Tumen), 2023. Empirical Economics.
- Perceptions of plain packaging and health warnings among university students in Turkey: a survey-based experiment, (with Asena Caner, M. Yigit Gürdal, Sibel Güven). 2023, BMC Public Health, 23, 779.
Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor
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December, 2023
Working PapersTwo Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor
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May, 2023
Conference PaperA Double-Edged Sword: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Environment
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May, 2022
Policy BriefsA Double-Edged Sword: Impact of Covid-19 on Environment
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February, 2022
Working PapersThe Impact of the Turkish Employment Subsidy Programs on Increasing the Level of Social Protection For Women
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June, 2016
Working PapersThe Economic Impact of COVID-19 in MENA Region
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2020-05-01
The Impact of the Turkish Employment Subsidy Programs in Increasing the Level of Social Protection for Women
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2015-01-01
ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions
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May 04, 2023
ERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19
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May 17, 2021
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy
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Jun 23, 2020