The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey

We analyze how the Syrian refugee inflows into Turkey affected firm entry and performance. To estimate the causal effects, we use instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, and synthetic control methodologies. The results suggest that hosting refugees is favorable for firms. Total firm entry...

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Main Authors:	Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre, van den Berg, Marcel, Hassink, Wolter
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
Subjects:	REFUGEES FIRM ENTRY FIRM PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32163

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spelling	okr-10986-321632021-05-25T10:54:42Z The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre van den Berg, Marcel Hassink, Wolter REFUGEES FIRM ENTRY FIRM PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION We analyze how the Syrian refugee inflows into Turkey affected firm entry and performance. To estimate the causal effects, we use instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, and synthetic control methodologies. The results suggest that hosting refugees is favorable for firms. Total firm entry does not seem to be significantly affected. However, there is a substantial increase in the number of new foreign-owned firms. In line with the increase in new foreign-owned firms, there is some indication of growth in gross profits and net sales. 2019-08-05T16:36:49Z 2019-08-05T16:36:49Z 2018-02-01 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32163 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Middle East and North Africa Syrian Arab Republic Turkey
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spellingShingle	REFUGEES FIRM ENTRY FIRM PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre van den Berg, Marcel Hassink, Wolter The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey
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description	We analyze how the Syrian refugee inflows into Turkey affected firm entry and performance. To estimate the causal effects, we use instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, and synthetic control methodologies. The results suggest that hosting refugees is favorable for firms. Total firm entry does not seem to be significantly affected. However, there is a substantial increase in the number of new foreign-owned firms. In line with the increase in new foreign-owned firms, there is some indication of growth in gross profits and net sales.
format	Journal Article
author	Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre van den Berg, Marcel Hassink, Wolter
author_facet	Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre van den Berg, Marcel Hassink, Wolter
author_sort	Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre
title	The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey
title_short	The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey
title_full	The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey
title_fullStr	The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey
title_sort	impact of the syrian refugee crisis on firm entry and performance in turkey
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2019
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32163
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The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Firm Entry and Performance in Turkey

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