Belgi Turan

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.

Areas of Interest:
  • Development
  • Health
  • Education
  • Labor
  • Impact Evaluation
  • Applied Microeconomics
Education:
  • 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.
Experience:
  • 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
Latest Publications:
  • 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 Papers
Two Birds, One Stone: Minimum Wage and Child Labor

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May, 2023

Conference Paper
A Double-Edged Sword: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Environment

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May, 2022

Policy Briefs
A Double-Edged Sword: Impact of Covid-19 on Environment

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February, 2022

Working Papers
The Impact of the Turkish Employment Subsidy Programs on Increasing the Level of Social Protection For Women

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June, 2016

Working Papers
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in MENA Region
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in MENA Region

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2020-05-01

Women Economic Empowerment
The Impact of the Turkish Employment Subsidy Programs in Increasing the Level of Social Protection for Women

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2015-01-01

Annual Conferences
ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions

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May 04, 2023

Annual Conferences
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

Annual Conferences
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy

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Jun 23, 2020

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