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Item Restricted How changes in higher education impacted social-economic situation in Turkey after 1950s(Bilkent University, 2023) Zebardast, Sara; Aliyev, Kamran; Zeynalov, Kanan; Kharlan, Aleksandr; Ahani, AmirhosseinTurkey’s higher education system lacked crucial components prior to the 1950s. There were only three universities in the entire country, and they were all in Istanbul or Ankara. The government-owned enterprises at the time dominated the entire market, which did not aid Turkey’s economic condition. A country’s labor force must be educated if it is to enjoy social and economic prosperity, hence the Turkish government had to increase the capacity of its educational institutions. Because of the country’s expanding population, rising number of high school graduates, and overall societal growth, the government was compelled to give education priority. Between the 1950s and the early 1990s, Turkey’s social economy saw significant changes, which had an impact on its social economy positively to an extent. Key-Words: Higher Education, Labor Force, Population, Economy, EmploymentItem Open Access The impact of Syrian refugees on Turkish child labor market(Bilkent University, 2022-02) Gockaj, LorisDuring the last decade, nearly 3.7 million Syrian found refuge in Turkey, making it the largest refugee host country in the world. Different from other refugee-hosting countries, almost all the refugees live in urban areas, which makes it easier for them to benefit from social and economic opportunities. This paper analyzes the impact of Syrian refugees on young (15-17 years) native’s labor mar-ket outcomes using Turkish Household Labor Force Surveys from 2004-2018. We employ a difference-in-difference IV methodology, using the variation in refugees to native ratio and a distance instrument. We find a positive effect on native boys’ employment and no effect on native girls. In addition, there is no effect on child labor and working hours for both males and females, while there is a positive effect on boys’ labor force participation only. Controlling for the heterogeneity of refugee’s effect using household head education level, we find a positive effect on native boy’s employment and labor force participation when the household head is less educated.