Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Türkiye’s PISA 2025 Science score hit a record 494, surpassing the OECD avg. Yet, this "success" represents only 72.2% of our 15-year-olds. In this piece (in Turkish), I discuss how rising averages mask structural exclusions, and outline the policy shifts needed to address them. 000
Reposted by Melike KökkızılVoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 06/07/2026🆕 The end of Saudi Arabia’s driving ban raised female employment, but not for all women Today on VoxDev, Chaza Abou Daher (Alwathba Consulting), Erica Field (Duke University), Kendal Swanson (World Bank) & Kate Vyborny outline research on Saudi Arabia's women rights: ow.ly/PziQ50ZkwXXow.lyThe end of Saudi Arabia’s driving ban raised female employment, but not for all womenWhen women in Saudi Arabia gained the right to drive, not all benefited equally: while some gained employment, others saw little labour market gain and instead faced tighter restrictions on their economic autonomy. 033
Reposted by Melike KökkızılNick Ashdown @nickashdown.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Popular Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş taken into custody after he poked fun at Erdoğan in his latest special, joking that Erdoğan discovered self development coaches online that gave him the confidence to transition from a "shy dictator" to one at peace with who he is (it's very funny).t24.com.trYurt dışından dönen komedyen Deniz Göktaş, havaalanında gözaltına alındı! | T24Yurt dışından dönen komedyen Deniz Göktaş, havaalanında gözaltına alındı! 15220
Reposted by Melike KökkızılNBER @nber.org · 29/06/2026A new practitioner's guide to using LLMs in economic history covers the workflow, pitfalls, and validation, with four worked examples from paintings to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wartime speeches, from @andyferrara.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w35374 0189
Reposted by Melike Kökkızılbianet @bianet.org · 03/07/2025Mehmet 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...bianet.orgMehmet Murat Çalık'ın avukatı uyardı: Tutukluluk tedaviye engelCezaevinde 18 kilo kaybeden ve sağlık durumu kötüleşen Çalık, hastaneye kaldırılarak iki kez biyopsi oldu. 032
Reposted by Melike Kökkızılbianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 11/06/2025İmamoğlu: Colleagues subjected to systematic torturebianet.orgİmamoğlu: Colleagues subjected to systematic tortureİmamoğlu has stated that municipal workers held in prison are being systematically subjected to torture and ill-treatment. 002
Reposted by Melike KökkızılDani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 07/04/2025My 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...nytimes.comOpinion | 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. 24819
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 03/04/2025This 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. 000
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 28/03/2025geopolitics 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...nytimes.comOpinion | 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. 000
Reposted by Melike KökkızılEbru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Happy 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? 021
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Addressing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Özel said, “If you have the courage, air the prosecutor’s questions and Ekrem’s answers on TRT.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 000
Reposted by Melike KökkızılEngelliWeb @engelliweb.com · 26/03/2025Son 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... 12715
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 26/03/2025My dear people’s love for cats and hate for tyrants are unquestionable. 010
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The 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. 021
Reposted by Melike KökkızılCan Dündar @candundar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Siamo 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...corriere.it 092
Reposted by Melike Kökkızıleui-eco.bsky.social @eui-eco.bsky.social · 26/02/2025"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 #educationbuff.lyHow does parental religiosity influence children? Interview with Melike KokkizilMelike Kokkizil, Max Weber Fellow at the EUI Department of Economics, explain her research on how parents religious beliefs influence childrens education, lab 002
Reposted by Melike KökkızılDr. Kaitlyn M. Sims @kaitsims.bsky.social · 17/02/2025🚨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.empiricaltruths.substack.comThe “Friday Night (data) Massacre”When government data disappear, how do we make evidence-based, informed policy decisions? 23923
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Muhsin 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...bbc.comMuhsin Hendricks: World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South AfricaHe was a pioneering figure who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay Muslims. 010
Reposted by Melike Kökkızıleui-eco.bsky.social @eui-eco.bsky.social · 07/02/2025🎉Welcome to the ECO Department BlueSky account! Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and ECO Department's life! 0124
Reposted by Melike KökkızılPedro Sant’Anna @pedrosantanna.bsky.social · 03/01/2025I'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.comPedro H. C. Sant’Anna 23461145
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 04/12/2024🚨 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/... 151
Melike Kökkızıl @melikekokkizil.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Submitted! Now, others will take some time to think about the paper and work on it, while I just wait. ;) 000
Reposted by Melike KökkızılCSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024🗞️ 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)rivistailmulino.itRisvolti dell'invecchiamento demograficoLa futura carenza di manodopera può rappresentare un’occasione: tanto per azzerare la disoccupazione, quanto per promuovere l’occupazione femminile 041
Reposted by Melike KökkızılThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/11/2024Breaking 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.nytimes.comTexas Education Board Backs Bible-Infused Lessons in Public SchoolsSchool districts serving more than two million elementary school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible. 222338155
Reposted by Melike KökkızılThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/11/2024Some 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.nytimes.comOrders for Morning-After Pills and Abortion Pills Rise After Trump’s ElectionSome women are stocking up on the medications, saying they are concerned that the new administration could take steps to restrict access. 34803185
Reposted by Melike KökkızılJessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Alright 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) 49211
Reposted by Melike KökkızılChristian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · 18/11/2024You 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 #RePEcauthors.repec.orgRePEc Author Service 413564
Reposted by Melike KökkızılLudger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 22/10/2024🚨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 055
Reposted by Melike KökkızılInstitute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 21/05/2024Join us for the Innsbruck Replication Games on July 5th! We are looking for faculty and graduate students; all social science fields! Participants get coauthorship to a meta-paper combining reproductions/replications! Register here: surveymonkey.ca/r/Innsbruck_... 002
Reposted by Melike KökkızılMitali Roy Mathur @mitalimathur.bsky.social · 09/12/2023📢 Junior #migration economics seminar call for papers: Spring 2024 series 👉 Who? juniors (max. 2 years post-PhD) 🗓️ When? submit by January 26th, 2024 📜 What? Full drafts related to migration ✉️ Where? to junioreconmig@gmail.com More info: sites.google.com/view/the-eco... 📈📉 #EconSky 11518