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Michael Vlassopoulos
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Professor of Economics - University of Southampton
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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
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Billionaire Influence in the 2024 U.S. Election: Will It Backfire?
theconversation.com/billionaires...
Billionaires bankroll US politics, but voters could demand a fairer system
Some are calling for wealth caps and reduced political influence.
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December 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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NEW #IFSWorkingPaper: Spillovers in criminal networks: Evidence from co-offender deaths

Read Matthew Lindquist, Eleonora Patacchini, @mvlass.bsky.social and @yveszenou.bsky.social study on spillover effects within criminal networks by leveraging the deaths of co-offenders: https://buff.ly/4gl45t2
December 9, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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🆕How a documentary film fostered interethnic harmony in Bangladesh

Today on VoxDev @absidd.bsky.social (Royal Holloway), @mvlass.bsky.social (University of Southhampton) & Yves Zenou (Monash University) outline their latest research: voxdev.org/topic/how-do...
How a documentary film fostered interethnic harmony in Bangladesh
A documentary film, shown to a majority group, portraying the daily lives, cultural practices, and socioeconomic struggles of a minority group in Bangladesh, increased prosociality and reduced complai...
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November 11, 2024 at 10:37 AM
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Exciting opportunity! The Department of Economics at the University of Southampton is looking for a talented individual to join us as a Lecturer. We are particularly interested in candidates with interests in Applied Economics. Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
November 17, 2023 at 3:44 PM
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New paper alert: Network formation model of parents (with A.Houndetoungan, A.Islam, and Y.Zenou). Key determinant is the child's gender. Counterfactual: If all children share the same gender, households would have approximately 15% more links. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Role of Child Gender in the Formation of Parents' Social Networks
Focusing on early childhood, we leverage a rich dataset from rural Bangladesh to investigate the role of children's gender in parental network formation. We est
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October 18, 2023 at 10:32 AM
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Integrating refugee children through teacher training: voxdev.org/topic/health...
October 16, 2023 at 11:18 AM
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CEPR-TCD-TIME conference in DevEcon is happening 13-14 Oct in Dublin. @mvlass.bsky.social is presenting our fresh new paper on 'Edutainment and Interethnic Relationships' tomorrow after lunch. If you're around, don't miss it! Draft and a 🧵 will be out soon!
October 12, 2023 at 9:20 PM
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Hello! Excited to give this a try!
October 2, 2023 at 9:55 PM