National Workshop on Economics of Education

 27 June 2014, Friday

Rectorate Conference Room

Boğaziçi University, Istanbul

09:15 - 09:30 - Welcome and Introduction

•  09:30 - 10:00 - Aysıt Tansel, Middle East Technical University 

“Return to Foreign Language Skills in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey”  

10:00 - 10:10 - Discussion

• 10:10 - 10:40 - Asena Caner, TOBB - ETU 

“The Causal Effects on Education and Happiness in Turkey”  

10:40 - 10:50 - Discussion

10:50 - 11:10 - Coffee Break

•  11:10 - 11:40 - Alper Dinçer, Education Reform Initiation 

“Teacher Selection and Quality: A Natural Experiment from Turkey”  

11:40 - 11:50 - Discussion

•  11:50 - 12:20 - Gökçe Uysal, Bahçeşehir University

“Transition from Primary to Secondary Education in Turkey”  

 11:20 - 12:30 - Discussion   

•  12:30 - 13:00 - Ozan Bakış, Sabancı University

“The Impact of Minimum Wage Increase on Employment and School Enrollment: Evidence from Turkey”  

13:00 - 13:10 - Discussion                                                       

13:10 - 14:00 - Lunch Break

•  14:00 - 14:30 - Çağla Ökten, Bilkent University

“Cultural Norms and the Education Gender Gap in Turkey”  

14:30 - 14:40 - Discussion     

•  14:40 - 15:10 - Abdurrahman Aydemir, Sabancı University

“Economic Development and Education Gender Gap”  

15:10 - 15:30 - Discussion   

•  15:30 - 16:00 - Perihan Saygın, University of Mannheim

“Heterogeneity in Preferences over University Programs' Attributes”  

16:00 - 16:10 - Discussion  

16:10 - 16:30 - Coffee Break

•  16:30 - 17:00 - İsrafil Boyacı, Boğaziçi University

“In Public Education Expenditures We Trust: Does Trust Increase Support for Public Education Expenditures?”  

17:00 - 17:10 - Discussion  

•  17:10 - 17:40 - Meltem Dayıoğlu, Middle East Technical University

“Does Longer Compulsory Education Equalize Schooling by Gender and Rural/Urban Residence?”  

17:40 - 17:50 - Discussion

17:50 - Closing