Project Draft Paper
The Effect of Excessive Concentration of Refugees on the Natives’ Unmet Healthcare Needs in Turkey: Pseudo Panel Analysis 2006-2018
Date
October, 2020
As of December 2018, Turkey is home to 3.6 million Syrian refugees under temporary protection status. The negative externalities of Syrian refugees may have consequences on natives’ needs, specifically the need for healthcare. The possible increase in healthcare demand as a consequence of population increase may cause an increase in unmet healthcare needs. The study contributes to the literature by analyzing the effect of refugees on the unmet healthcare needs of the natives. Our central hypothesis is that excessive concentration of refugees increases the ratio of the unmet healthcare needs arising mainly from systematic reasons. Using a difference-in-differences strategy we find that the unmet healthcare needs of natives have increased by nearly 2% compared to the period before 2011.
Authors
Hüseyin Ikizler
Assistant Professor, OSTIM Technical University
Authors
Hüsniye Burçin Ikizler
Ministry of Health, Turkey
Authors
Emre Yuksel
PhD candidate, Hacettepe University