Melike Kökkızıl
@melikekokkizil.bsky.social
Visiting Fellow at European University Institute | PhD in Economics at University of Milan-Bicocca | Applied microeconomist | Interested in education, gender, culture, religion, political economy
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🚨 New working paper alert: Using unique data & innovative methods, I explore how parental religious beliefs shape kids’ education. Link to the paper:
cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
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"Barım’s case remains widely viewed as a political trial designed to silence government criticism in Turkey’s entertainment industry amid a widening crackdown on the nation’s main opposition party." Latest on Ayse Barim's case on @turkeyrecap.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/ayse-b...
Ayşe Barım's ongoing trial is seen as a 'warning' to Turkey's culture industry | Turkey recap
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July 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"Barım’s case remains widely viewed as a political trial designed to silence government criticism in Turkey’s entertainment industry amid a widening crackdown on the nation’s main opposition party." Latest on Ayse Barim's case on @turkeyrecap.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/ayse-b...
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Mehmet Murat Çalık'ın avukatı uyardı: Tutukluluk tedaviye engel
Cezaevinde 18 kilo kaybeden ve sağlık durumu kötüleşen Çalık, hastaneye kaldırılarak iki kez biyopsi oldu.
bianet.org/haber/mehmet...
Cezaevinde 18 kilo kaybeden ve sağlık durumu kötüleşen Çalık, hastaneye kaldırılarak iki kez biyopsi oldu.
bianet.org/haber/mehmet...
Mehmet Murat Çalık'ın avukatı uyardı: Tutukluluk tedaviye engel
Cezaevinde 18 kilo kaybeden ve sağlık durumu kötüleşen Çalık, hastaneye kaldırılarak iki kez biyopsi oldu.
bianet.org
July 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Mehmet Murat Çalık'ın avukatı uyardı: Tutukluluk tedaviye engel
Cezaevinde 18 kilo kaybeden ve sağlık durumu kötüleşen Çalık, hastaneye kaldırılarak iki kez biyopsi oldu.
bianet.org/haber/mehmet...
Cezaevinde 18 kilo kaybeden ve sağlık durumu kötüleşen Çalık, hastaneye kaldırılarak iki kez biyopsi oldu.
bianet.org/haber/mehmet...
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İmamoğlu: Colleagues subjected to systematic torture
İmamoğlu: Colleagues subjected to systematic torture
İmamoğlu has stated that municipal workers held in prison are being systematically subjected to torture and ill-treatment.
bianet.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
İmamoğlu: Colleagues subjected to systematic torture
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My piece in the NYTimes on tariffs' effects on poor nations. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
Opinion | With Trump’s Tariffs, the Fate of Developing Countries Now Rests in Their Own Hands (Gift Article)
For the billions of people who still live in poverty, the path to prosperity may look very different than it has since World War II.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
My piece in the NYTimes on tariffs' effects on poor nations. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
This country, this world, may not owe us anything, but it does owe us a life in which we can preserve our mental state. I had a doctor visit this week, and he told me I had experienced a series of panic attacks a few weeks ago.
April 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This country, this world, may not owe us anything, but it does owe us a life in which we can preserve our mental state. I had a doctor visit this week, and he told me I had experienced a series of panic attacks a few weeks ago.
geopolitics shouldn’t blind us to the erosion of values, particularly human rights violations.Otherwise, we legitimize those who are dismantling the global rules-based order piece by piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | I am Erdogan’s Main Challenger in Turkey. I Was Arrested.
President Erdogan of Turkey has jailed me because he knows he cannot beat me in an election.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
geopolitics shouldn’t blind us to the erosion of values, particularly human rights violations.Otherwise, we legitimize those who are dismantling the global rules-based order piece by piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
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Happy Women’s History Month!
Turkish government bans X accounts for many feminist and women’s rights organizations in Turkey. X complies.
Reason: protecting national security and public order.
What is Erdogan afraid of?
Turkish government bans X accounts for many feminist and women’s rights organizations in Turkey. X complies.
Reason: protecting national security and public order.
What is Erdogan afraid of?
Son bir hafta içerisinde birçok kadın hakları savunucusu platformun ve feminist örgütün X hesapları millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/k...
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Happy Women’s History Month!
Turkish government bans X accounts for many feminist and women’s rights organizations in Turkey. X complies.
Reason: protecting national security and public order.
What is Erdogan afraid of?
Turkish government bans X accounts for many feminist and women’s rights organizations in Turkey. X complies.
Reason: protecting national security and public order.
What is Erdogan afraid of?
Addressing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Özel said, “If you have the courage, air the prosecutor’s questions and Ekrem’s answers on TRT.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
CHP ends nightly protests outside İstanbul city hall: ‘We thwarted a coup’ bianet.org/haber/chp-en...
CHP ends nightly protests outside İstanbul city hall: ‘We thwarted a coup’
Özel said the protests prevented the government from installing a trustee in the city administration following İmamoğlu’s arrest.
bianet.org
March 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Addressing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Özel said, “If you have the courage, air the prosecutor’s questions and Ekrem’s answers on TRT.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Son bir hafta içerisinde birçok kadın hakları savunucusu platformun ve feminist örgütün X hesapları millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/k...
March 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Son bir hafta içerisinde birçok kadın hakları savunucusu platformun ve feminist örgütün X hesapları millî güvenlik ve kamu düzeninin korunması gerekçesiyle erişime engellendi. ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/k...
My dear people’s love for cats and hate for tyrants are unquestionable.
March 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My dear people’s love for cats and hate for tyrants are unquestionable.
The anti-fascist bloc was in Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Square yesterday, protesting the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu and his friends, symbolizing the future of modern Turkey. All the accusations are BASELESS. We demanded government instruments to be neutral and respect the will of ordinary people.
March 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The anti-fascist bloc was in Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Square yesterday, protesting the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu and his friends, symbolizing the future of modern Turkey. All the accusations are BASELESS. We demanded government instruments to be neutral and respect the will of ordinary people.
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Siamo in un momento critico nella storia della Turchia: O piena autocrazia o democrazia. Sarà il popolo a dire l’ultima parola.
(Critical moment for Turkey: Either full autocracy or democracy. It’ll be the people who’ll have the final say)
@mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social
www.corriere.it/esteri/25_ma...
(Critical moment for Turkey: Either full autocracy or democracy. It’ll be the people who’ll have the final say)
@mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social
www.corriere.it/esteri/25_ma...
www.corriere.it
March 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Siamo in un momento critico nella storia della Turchia: O piena autocrazia o democrazia. Sarà il popolo a dire l’ultima parola.
(Critical moment for Turkey: Either full autocracy or democracy. It’ll be the people who’ll have the final say)
@mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social
www.corriere.it/esteri/25_ma...
(Critical moment for Turkey: Either full autocracy or democracy. It’ll be the people who’ll have the final say)
@mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social
www.corriere.it/esteri/25_ma...
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"How does parental religiosity influence children?" An interview w/ @melikekokkizil.bsky.social
Melike Kokkizil explains her research on how #parents’ religious beliefs influence their children’s educational opportunities, particularly in relation to #gender disparities
👉 buff.ly/3QGOIAl
#education
Melike Kokkizil explains her research on how #parents’ religious beliefs influence their children’s educational opportunities, particularly in relation to #gender disparities
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#education
How does parental religiosity influence children? Interview with Melike Kokkizil
Melike Kokkizil, Max Weber Fellow at the EUI Department of Economics, explain her research on how parents religious beliefs influence childrens education, lab
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February 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"How does parental religiosity influence children?" An interview w/ @melikekokkizil.bsky.social
Melike Kokkizil explains her research on how #parents’ religious beliefs influence their children’s educational opportunities, particularly in relation to #gender disparities
👉 buff.ly/3QGOIAl
#education
Melike Kokkizil explains her research on how #parents’ religious beliefs influence their children’s educational opportunities, particularly in relation to #gender disparities
👉 buff.ly/3QGOIAl
#education
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🚨New post live on Empirical Truths🚨
Written with my PhD Day 1 @estebanjq.bsky.social. The "Friday Night Massacre" of .gov websites and datasets has many of us terrified, and researchers are trying to make heads or tails of what to do and how to go forward.
Written with my PhD Day 1 @estebanjq.bsky.social. The "Friday Night Massacre" of .gov websites and datasets has many of us terrified, and researchers are trying to make heads or tails of what to do and how to go forward.
The “Friday Night (data) Massacre”
When government data disappear, how do we make evidence-based, informed policy decisions?
empiricaltruths.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨New post live on Empirical Truths🚨
Written with my PhD Day 1 @estebanjq.bsky.social. The "Friday Night Massacre" of .gov websites and datasets has many of us terrified, and researchers are trying to make heads or tails of what to do and how to go forward.
Written with my PhD Day 1 @estebanjq.bsky.social. The "Friday Night Massacre" of .gov websites and datasets has many of us terrified, and researchers are trying to make heads or tails of what to do and how to go forward.
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. -- RIP🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Muhsin Hendricks: World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South Africa
He was a pioneering figure who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay Muslims.
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. -- RIP🙏
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🎉Welcome to the ECO Department BlueSky account!
Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and ECO Department's life!
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February 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🎉Welcome to the ECO Department BlueSky account!
Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and ECO Department's life!
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I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna
psantanna.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
🚨 New working paper alert: Using unique data & innovative methods, I explore how parental religious beliefs shape kids’ education. Link to the paper:
cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
December 4, 2024 at 9:30 AM
🚨 New working paper alert: Using unique data & innovative methods, I explore how parental religious beliefs shape kids’ education. Link to the paper:
cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
Submitted! Now, others will take some time to think about the paper and work on it, while I just wait. ;)
November 25, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Submitted! Now, others will take some time to think about the paper and work on it, while I just wait. ;)
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🗞️ Weekend reading alert! 🗞️
Dive into this article by our Agnese Vitali on population ageing in Italy: its impact on social sustainability and possible policy interventions.
A must-read for those of us curious about demographic shifts!
www.rivistailmulino.it/a/il-risvolt... (🇮🇹 only)
Dive into this article by our Agnese Vitali on population ageing in Italy: its impact on social sustainability and possible policy interventions.
A must-read for those of us curious about demographic shifts!
www.rivistailmulino.it/a/il-risvolt... (🇮🇹 only)
Risvolti dell'invecchiamento demografico
La futura carenza di manodopera può rappresentare un’occasione: tanto per azzerare la disoccupazione, quanto per promuovere l’occupazione femminile
www.rivistailmulino.it
November 23, 2024 at 7:36 AM
🗞️ Weekend reading alert! 🗞️
Dive into this article by our Agnese Vitali on population ageing in Italy: its impact on social sustainability and possible policy interventions.
A must-read for those of us curious about demographic shifts!
www.rivistailmulino.it/a/il-risvolt... (🇮🇹 only)
Dive into this article by our Agnese Vitali on population ageing in Italy: its impact on social sustainability and possible policy interventions.
A must-read for those of us curious about demographic shifts!
www.rivistailmulino.it/a/il-risvolt... (🇮🇹 only)
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Breaking News: Texas has approved Bible-infused lessons in public schools in an initial vote. The curriculum could become a model for other states under the Trump administration.
Texas Education Board Backs Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools
School districts serving more than two million elementary school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Breaking News: Texas has approved Bible-infused lessons in public schools in an initial vote. The curriculum could become a model for other states under the Trump administration.
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Some women across the U.S. are stocking up on emergency contraceptives, abortion pills or both. Interviews with numerous providers of the pills point to a surge in demand in the immediate aftermath of the election.
Orders for Morning-After Pills and Abortion Pills Rise After Trump’s Election
Some women are stocking up on the medications, saying they are concerned that the new administration could take steps to restrict access.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Some women across the U.S. are stocking up on emergency contraceptives, abortion pills or both. Interviews with numerous providers of the pills point to a surge in demand in the immediate aftermath of the election.
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Alright so we're all apparently here #econsky but I'm mostly seeing people post about politics or how bad X is. . .would be great to see more paper threads, more comments about new work, etc.! I plan to do more as well (starting tomorrow)
November 18, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Alright so we're all apparently here #econsky but I'm mostly seeing people post about politics or how bad X is. . .would be great to see more paper threads, more comments about new work, etc.! I plan to do more as well (starting tomorrow)
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You can now list your Bluesky account in your RePEc profile, like you already could for Mastodon and Twitter. Log in at the RePEc Author Service, click on "contacts", enter it and save. It will be listed on your profile at IDEAS after the next nightly refresh.
authors.repec.org
#econsky #RePEc
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#econsky #RePEc
RePEc Author Service
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November 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
You can now list your Bluesky account in your RePEc profile, like you already could for Mastodon and Twitter. Log in at the RePEc Author Service, click on "contacts", enter it and save. It will be listed on your profile at IDEAS after the next nightly refresh.
authors.repec.org
#econsky #RePEc
authors.repec.org
#econsky #RePEc
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🚨Dissertation Award in the Economics of Education
Provided by the
Committee for the Economics of Education of the
German Economic Association @vfsecon.bsky.social
👉Application deadline: 31 Dec 2024
📢Spread the word!
🔗https://education-economics.committee.socialpolitik.de/dissertation-award
Provided by the
Committee for the Economics of Education of the
German Economic Association @vfsecon.bsky.social
👉Application deadline: 31 Dec 2024
📢Spread the word!
🔗https://education-economics.committee.socialpolitik.de/dissertation-award
October 22, 2024 at 3:19 PM
🚨Dissertation Award in the Economics of Education
Provided by the
Committee for the Economics of Education of the
German Economic Association @vfsecon.bsky.social
👉Application deadline: 31 Dec 2024
📢Spread the word!
🔗https://education-economics.committee.socialpolitik.de/dissertation-award
Provided by the
Committee for the Economics of Education of the
German Economic Association @vfsecon.bsky.social
👉Application deadline: 31 Dec 2024
📢Spread the word!
🔗https://education-economics.committee.socialpolitik.de/dissertation-award