The Political Economy of International Migration

The Political Economy of International Migration

Migration Research Center at Koç University
International Summer School -IIIThe Political Economy of International Migration:
Labour, Markets, and Development
Program
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Arrival to Koç University, Sarıyer
17:00-21:00 Welcome Dinner by the Alumni Terrace, Koç University
Monday, 17 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:30 Orientation by Deniz Sert and Deniz Korfalı
Coffee Break (30 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 Political Economy of International Migration: The Turkish Context by
Ahmet İçduygu, MiReKoc
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Political Economy of International Migration: The Turkish Context by
Ahmet İçduygu, MiReKoc
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Leveraging Migration for Development: Remittances, Skills, and
Investments, Keynote Speech, by Dilip Ratha, World Bank
Dinner: Koç University Cafeteria
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 The Political Economy of International Migration: Labour, Markets and
Development by İbrahim Awad, American University in Cairo
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 The Political Economy of International Migration: Labour, Markets and
Development by İbrahim Awad, American University in Cairo
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 German-Turks, Remittances and Return Migration: Economic and
Family Ties Abroad and 'at Home' by Susan Rottmann, University of WisconsinMadison
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 German-Turks, Remittances and Return Migration: Economic and
Family Ties Abroad and 'at Home' by Susan Rottmann, University of WisconsinMadison
Dinner: Uzunya, Kilyos (Shuttle leaving from Koç University at 17:00, coming back at
20:00)
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 Student Presentations by Ayşen Üstübici & Deniz Korfalı
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 Student Presentations by Damla Bayraktar & Lewis King
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Student Presentations by Priscilla Peroni & Valentina Gadotti
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Student Presentations by Aylin B. Yildirim Tschoepe & Kaan Şahin
Dinner: Koç University Cafeteria
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 Migration Trends in a Post-Western World by Rainer Münz, ERSTE
Foundation
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 Migration Trends in a Post-Western World by Rainer Münz, ERSTE
Foundation
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Student Presentations by Sebahat Düzleyen & Tuğçe Demir
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Student Presentations by Uğur Yıldız & Pelin Güngör
Dinner: Koç University Cafeteria
Friday, 21 June 2013
Breakfast by RCAC (Shuttle to leave Koç University at 8:30)
10:00-13:00 NGO Presentations
Lunch: Fıccın, Beyoğlu
Fieldtrip: Tarlabaşı
Dinner: Fürreyya, Galata, Beyoğlu (Free time after dinner)
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Fieldtrip: Polonezköy (Shuttle to leave Koç University at 10:00; open buffet brunch in
Polonezköy; coming back at 16:00; dinner at Koç University Cafeteria)
Sunday, 23 June 2013
FREE TIME
Monday, 24 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 Economics of Migration Policy by Thomas Straubhaar, Hamburg
Institute of International Economics (HWWI)
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 Turkey, Migration and the EU: Potentials, Challenges and Opportunities
by Thomas Straubhaar, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Home Country, Host Country Recessions and Migrant Workers'
Remittances by Serdar Sayan, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Home Country, Host Country Recessions and Migrant Workers'
Remittances by Serdar Sayan, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Dinner: Koç University Cafeteria
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 The Role of Remittances in the Balance of Payments in the Balkan
Countries by Daniela Bobeva, Bulgarian National Bank
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 The Role of Remittances in the Balance of Payments in the Balkan
Countries by Daniela Bobeva, Bulgarian National Bank
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Exploring Links Between International Migration and Development:
Perspectives of Sending Countries by Ali Berker, Abant İzzet Baysal University
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Exploring Links Between International Migration and Development:
Perspectives of Sending Countries by Ali Berker, Abant İzzet Baysal University
Dinner: Alimento, Tarabya (Shuttle to leave Koç University at 17:00, coming back at
21:00)
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 Migration as a Safety-Valve for Arab Unemployment: End of an Era? by
Martin Baldwin-Edwards, Mediterranean Migration Observatory
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 Migration as a Safety-Valve for Arab Unemployment: End of an Era? by
Martin Baldwin-Edwards, Mediterranean Migration Observatory
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Student Presentations by Barbara Bendandi & Ana Maria Pavalache
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Student Presentations by Chara Loka
Dinner: Koç University Cafeteria
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 Turkey, Migration, Remittances, and Development by Murat Kırdar,
METU
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 Turkey, Migration, Remittances, and Development by Murat Kırdar,
METU
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
14:00-15:15 Exporting Care from India: Tracking Global Nurse Migration Circuits and
Assessing Their Development Consequences by Margaret Walton-Roberts, IMRC
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
15:30-16:45 Exporting Care from India: Tracking Global Nurse Migration Circuits and
Assessing Their Development Consequences by Margaret Walton-Roberts, IMRC
Dinner: Koç University Cafeteria
Friday, 28 June 2013
Breakfast by the Senate Room, Student Center, First Floor, Koç University (09:00)
09:30-10:45 International Political Economy and Migration: Overview by Deniz Sert,
Özyeğin University
Coffee Break (15 Minutes)
11:00-12:15 International Political Economy and Migration: Overview by Deniz Sert,
Özyeğin University
Lunch: Kule (The Tower), Koç University
Fieldtrip: The Old City (Shuttle to leave Koç University at 14:00; dinner is traditional
Turkish cuisine by Süleymaniye Mosque; free time after dinner)