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Murat Demirci
Murat Demirci
Research Fellow
Koc University
mudemirci@ku.edu.tr External Homepage CV

Murat Demirci is Associate Professor of Economics at Koç University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 2017.

His research centers on applied microeconomics, with a particular focus on migration and education. He studies high-skill migration and international student mobility, refugee migration, and human capital formation in developing countries.

His recent work examines the effects of visa policies and political populism on international student mobility, the labor market and educational effects of immigration, refugee integration in employment and child health, the cyclicality of school enrollment, and the determinants of early childhood development.

He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in March 2025.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17249
Intergenerational Effects of Compulsory Schooling Reform on Early Childhood Development in a Middle-Income Country
Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Pelin Akyol, Abdurrahman B. Aydemir, Murat Demirci, Murat Güray Kirdar
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16328
Maternal Education and Early Child Development: The Roles of Parental Support for Learning, Learning Materials, and Father Characteristics
Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Pelin Akyol, Abdurrahman B. Aydemir, Murat Demirci, Murat Güray Kirdar
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15819
Child Growth and Refugee Status: Evidence from Syrian Migrants in Turkey
Murat Demirci, Andrew Foster, Murat Güray Kirdar
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14973
The Labor Market Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Murat Demirci, Murat Güray Kirdar
published in: World Development, 2023, 162, 106138
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14267
Development Level of Hosting Areas and the Impact of Refugees on Natives' Labor Market Outcomes
Doğ u Tan Aracı , Murat Demirci, Murat Güray Kirdar
published in: European Economic Review, 2022, 145, 104132.
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