variety of objectives including skills training, temporary subsidized employment, and mentoring. WorkFirst’s objective is to … pressure on wage rates, which then in turn reduces welfare dependency. We analyze the working decision as it is related to …

We evaluate public-private sector wage differentials in Turkey for the years 2005 and 2011, a period marked by … educational upgrading and restructuring in public employment. Using micro data from Household Labour Force Surveys we find a … positive premium for low wage earners and a penalty of working in the public sector at the higher end of the distribution …