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This paper investigates how informality can be defined and measured in the Turkish labor market. Two alternative definitions of informality are used to explore their relevance and implications for the Turkish labor market using descriptive statistics. They are the enterprise definition and the...
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This study investigates inequality of opportunity in educational achievements in Turkey over time. For this purpose we … achievement in Turkey. Second, the inequality of opportunity in educational achievement shows a slightly decreasing trend over … time in Turkey. Third, the inequality of opportunity figures based on the mathematics, science and reading achievements …
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level data for Turkey. The main findings indicate that female education positively and significantly affects the steady …
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This study exposes a comparative treatment of the private returns to education in Palestine and Turkey over the period … different sectors of employment. The results suggest that returns to schooling are higher for Turkey at the various levels of … than 2004 levels for all levels of education; the pattern is less obvious for Turkey across the various levels. However …
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paid by employers and increases in the minimum wage in Turkey between 2002 and 2005. Variation over time and among low …
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theoretical and empirical research. Turkey, given its economic and demographic dynamics, provides rich evidence for a growing …, heterogeneous and multifaceted informal labor market. However, the existing evidence on labor informality in Turkey is mixed and …
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In this study, we examine the formal/informal sector earnings differentials in the Turkish labor market using detailed econometric methodologies and a novel panel data set drawn from the 2006-2009 Income and Living Conditions Survey (SILC). In particular, we test if there is evidence of...
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Antalya and Muğla provinces located in southwestern Turkey have emerged as the new magnets for internal migration in …
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This paper provides new evidence about poverty trends in Turkey between 2003 and 2011 and the factors accounting for …
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, although this weakens with the length of stay. The findings also tend to confirm that the recent economic crises in Turkey have …
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