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5th LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (7 June, 2024)

5th LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (7 June, 2024) was jointly sponsored by LSE's European Institute, Contemporary Turkish Studies, School of Public Policy and Systemic Risk Centre. It involved the presentations and discussions of 6 high-quality academic papers. Topics ranged from the economic effects of local authoritarian takeovers to how parental religiosity influences gender inequality.

The keynote speech was delivered by Ufuk Akcigit (Chicago).

4th LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (2 June, 2023)

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4th LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (2 June, 2023) was jointly sponsored by LSE's European Institute, Contemporary Turkish Studies, Systemic Risk Centre and Financial Markets Group. The workshop featured the presentations and discussions of 7 high-quality academic papers. Topics ranged from how judicial alliance networks can drive democratic erosion to the long-run development effects of American missions in Anatolia.

The keynote speech was delivered by Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (Maryland).

3rd LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (3 September, 2021)

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3rd LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (3 September, 2021) was jointly sponsored by LSE's European Institute, Systemic Risk Centre and Financial Markets Group. It involved the presentations and discussions of 5 high-quality academic papers. Topics ranged from the roots of nation-building via education and propaganda to what role political partisanship may play in bank depositors' behaviour amidst a currency crisis.

The keynote speech was delivered by Daron Acemoglu (MIT).

2nd LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (10-11 September, 2020)

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2nd LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (10-11 September, 2020) was jointly sponsored by LSE's European Institute and Systemic Risk Centre. It involved the presentations and discussions of 8 high-quality academic papers. Topics ranged from how to better integrate refugee kids via educational means to what role economic shocks play in intimate partner violence and political conflict.

The keynote speech was delivered by Sule Alan (EUI).

1st LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (12 March, 2019)

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1st LSE Workshop on Political Economy of Turkey (12 March, 2019) was jointly sponsored by LSE's European Institute and Systemic Risk Centre. The inaugural workshop involved the presentations and discussions of 7 high-quality academic papers. Topics ranged from how armed conflict may benefit politically-connected firms to how political communication may polarise voter attitudes. The workshop brought together some of the most promising junior scholars working on issues related to Turkey and its political economy. As a point of pride in the economics profession, six out of seven speakers were female, coming from a diverse set of academic institutions.

The workshop also featured a policy panel with Selin Sayek Böke (Member of Turkish Parliament) as the main speaker and Sergei Guriev (former Chief Economist of EBRD) as the chair.