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Jackie Wahba
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Professor of Economics, University of Southampton.
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Our newly elected trustee ‪jackiewahba.bsky.social‬ is Prof of Economics at @unisouthampton.bsky.social‬. An applied labour economist specialising in international migration & displacement, Jackie is a Founding Fellow of @resmedia.bsky.social‬. bit.ly/4e6sBhM
June 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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🔖 #Workingfromhome has not meant greater geographical spread of talent to level up #economy

Findings from CPC-CG's @jackiewahba.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social & McCollum @standrewssgsd.bsky.social + @unibirmingham.bsky.social, @dmuleicester.bsky.social, UAL

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Image shows front cover of the ESRC Centre for Population Change Report: Working from home: Impacts on residential mobility and spatial inequality The report cover has an image of Birmingham Centenary Square, Image credit istock.com/holgs 2022. With logos from the ESRC, CPC, Connecting Generations, University of Southampton, University of St Andrews, University of Birmingham, City-REDI, De Montfort University and UAL. Authors list: David McCollum (University of St Andrews, CPC-CG) Ian Taylor (University of the Arts London) Jonathan Payne (De Montfort University, Institute for Responsible Business and Social Justice) Anne Green (University of Birmingham, City-REDI) Jackline Wahba (University of Southampton, CPC-CG) Armine Ghazaryan (University of Southampton, CPC-CG) Published May 2025
May 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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"The Power of Language: Educational and Mental Health Impacts of Language Training for Refugee Children" by @semihtumen.bsky.social @mvlass.bsky.social and @jackiewahba.bsky.social #EconSky #MenaSky

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The Power of Language: Educational and Mental Health Impacts of Language Training for Refugee Children* This paper examines the causal impact of a large-scale Turkish language training program on the academic performance, school participation, and mental well-being of Syrian refugee children in T¨urkiye. Using rich administrative data and a staggered difference-in-differences design, we find that the program led to improvements in Turkish language and Math scores of refugee students, along with a significant reduction in their school absences. The language gains and associated improvements in school outcomes are more pronounced for younger refugee children with lower pre-program academic performance, which suggests that early language interventions are more effective for integration. In addition, we provide evidence that the language training program generated modest positive spillovers on native students. Finally, we identify mental health as a potential key channel through which the program enhanced educational outcomes, as alleviating language barriers improved concentration, reduced anxiety, and decreased bullying. Our findings underline the critical role of language training in improving refugee students’ educational outcomes and mental well-being, and fostering social cohesion.
January 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM