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How Does Syrian Immigration Affect Informal Labor Market in the Different Regions of Turkey?
Get PDFThe Syrian War has caused a major refugee crisis in the world starting in 2011. From then, almost 5.6 million Syrians have been externally displaced due to the impact of ongoing civil war in the country. Since the beginning of the Syrian War, 3.57 million refugees have immigrated to Turkey as refugees. Especially, the cities near in the Syrian-Turkey border and Istanbul are the most populated ones. As the Syrian immigration problem continues to grow in Turkey, the unsystematic settling of Syrian refugees has caused unstable sub-regional labor markets in some cities of Turkey. In addition to Turkey’s recent economic recession, increases in informal Syrian unemployment continues to form ‘supply shocks’ to informal labor in different sectors. This refugee problem is mostly seen in the informal sector because of the education level of the refugees and current government policies. This paper investigates the impact of Syrian immigration in Turkey in the informal employment, formal employment and unemployment. Using random and fixed effects regressions, this paper finds that places with more refugees had an increase in unemployment and lower the wages. This is due to both huge inflow of Syrian refugees and declining Turkish economy
The Effect of Cutting Unemployment Compensation Duration on Unemployment Rate and Wages
No full textTo estimate the effect of a decrease in unemployment compensation duration on unemployment rate and wages, this paper utilizes a quasi-experiment and implements a difference-in-differences (DID) methodology to evaluate the impact of cutting unemployment compensation (UC) duration from 26 weeks to 20 weeks in 2012 on unemployment rate by comparing the treatment group, the Michigan state, with the adjacent control states, Indiana and Ohio. Additionally, this paper also implements a Triple-D methodology to evaluate the effect of cutting UC duration across regions and categorizes each state in Metropolitan Areas (metro), Micropolitan Areas (micro) and countryside. Lastly, this paper tests the effect of cutting UC duration on average weekly earnings in 2012 using the same DID method in three major industries of the Michigan State, Manufacturing Sector, Goods-Producing Sector and Private Service Providing Sector. My results conclude that the cutting of UC duration decreases unemployment rate by 1.377 percentage points state-widely and has a larger impact to the metro areas compare with micro areas. My findings report that a decrease in wages by approximately 90 dollars in 2012 Manufacturing and Goods-Producing sectors
Characterizing the long-range and short-range interactions stabilizing a model SH3 recognition complex
No full textSH3 domains are common recognition domains found in many protein complexes of all eukaryotes. Their regulatory functions are involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, cytoskeleton modification and are vital for cellular communication. We have used Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations to computationally model a common interaction between the AbpSH3 domain and the intrinsically disordered peptide, ArkA. This work is in collaboration with and in support of previous experimental studies of the complex aimed to characterize the binding pathway including NMR, ITC, and chemical denaturation. Specifically, my work focuses on the long-range electrostatic interactions involved in stabilizing the bound AbpSH3- ArkA complex. Previous experimental results have concluded that the addition of sodium chloride to the complex decreases the free energy difference between the unbound and bound states. To further investigate this destabilization of the bound state by salt, we have simulated the bound complex in the presence and absence of sodium chloride, which serves to screen electrostatic interactions. I have included computational work comparing the native intermolecular complex to a hybrid construct used in experimental techniques which connects the domain and peptide with a flexible linker. Combining the experimental and computational results, we have determined important electrostatic interactions present in the bound AbpSH3- ArkA complex contributing to the complete binding pathway
Local
Get PDFLocal is a collection of poems broken into five sections: Locale, Catholicism, Maman, Death & Ghosts, and an epilogue. This collection explores the particular milieu of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and focuses on my experiences attending a Catholic school there and the deaths and losses I dealt with during that time. A number of these poems follow a long, narrative style and employ a confessional tone; the locale of rural Pennsylvania is present, either directly or indirectly as an undercurrent, in every piece. It was heavily influenced by Gwendolyn Brooks\u27 work cultivating a poetic locale in her works, such as A Street in Bronzeville
Dirty London: How Victorian Filth Formed the Urban Detective
Get PDFThis capstone focuses on the prevalence of physical dirt and moral corruption in Victorian London. By examining the methods of the Victorian detective, this work illuminates the connection between moral and physical filth. Works examined Include A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Within a Farewell
Get PDFThis lyric nonfiction capstone grapples with identity, loss, innocence, love, and the ways of the world (much like all other literary works). I see the influences on my mind without judgement, feigning to understand where exactly the ideas originate. I realize no story can be just mine, so I live within the area of uncertainty, or, may I say, the farewell to certainty
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No full textLosing My Religion (And It Doesn’t Feel So Good) How Alcohol, Drugs, and Religion Affect Hookup Enjoyment Among College Students
Get PDFIn Western media, drugs, alcohol, and casual sex are widely regarded as essential facets of the college experience. It is not only accepted but expected that students will experiment with drugs and explore their sexuality throughout their undergraduate careers. Students who come from religious backgrounds that position such behaviors as against their fundamental beliefs are put in a tricky predicament. How do they participate in behaviors that go directly against their religious ideals? In the current study, I explore the questions “do drug and alcohol use affect college students’ enjoyment of a hookup, and how strong of a role does religiosity play in this relationship?” Using the Online College Social Life Survey from the years 2005-2011 (N=24131), the current study examines the effects that drugs, alcohol, Christianity, and religious attendance have on hookup enjoyment while controlling for race, sexual orientation, and gender. The study finds that when alcohol is involved, students who attend religious services frequently report higher levels of hookup enjoyment than those who attend religious services infrequently. Additionally, the findings show that drug use has no significant effect on hookup enjoyment in religious and non-religious college students, and religious attendance-- but not Christianity--has a significant negative affect on hookup enjoyment. The results of the study lead to further inquiries regarding the ways in which particular religions may affect hookup enjoyment and other passages for further research
Race, Trust & Medicine: How Innovative are Medical Innovations?
Get PDFIs trust in the institution of medicine dependent on race? Are there racial differences in change of trust over time? The central hypotheses of this study are that a) white people will exhibit more trust in medicine than Black people, and b) white people’s trust in medicine will increase over time, while Black people’s trust in medicine will decrease over time. This study analyzes 2000-2018 data from the General Social Survey, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago; the data has been narrowed down to include only Black and white participants in the analysis. Findings do not support the two hypotheses, showing marginally greater trust among Black participants and an increase in trust over time for both white and Black participants, the increase among Black participants of a greater magnitude. This increase in trust in medicine should not be equated with a lack of disparity, for these results suggest that more research needs to be conducted to examine the factors and possible causal mechanisms behind this increasing trust in medicine among both Black and white people
