Aysun Hızıroğlu Aygün

Assistant Professor at Istanbul Technical University

Aysun Hızıroğlu Aygün is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and a visiting fellow at the Business Center for Advancement in Health (BACH) at the University of Minnesota. She does research in the areas of health, development, and labor economics. Her research focuses on the evaluation of policies through empirical microeconomic studies, concentrating on women, children, and refugees. She holds a Ph.D. degree from Northeastern University.

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Syrian female students clap during a Turkish language course in the Altindag Public Education Centre in Ankara, Turkey
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VoxEU Column

The world’s largest humanitarian cash transfer programme reduces child labour and increases schooling among refugee children

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  • Development
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  • Migration
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  • Poverty and Income Inequality