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Poverty in the age of extreme inequality: increasingly hidden, persistently unjust

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Second generation’s family-driven ‘return’ migration and educational (dis-)integrations in the ancestral homeland

Dr. Nilay Kılınç on second-generation ‘return’ to Turkey and educational integration in the ancestral homeland.

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PhD Event: March Research Days

In Person: Join our annual event as PhD fellows present their research.

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Skills for resilience, Human capital and occupational mobility across dynamic labor markets

Renata Mayer Gukovas

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Economics of Children’s Outcomes: The Role of Policy Interventions and Household Dynamics

Karol Rodriguez Cabrera

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