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How does small-firm employment respond to exogenous labor productivity risk? We find that this depends on the capitalization of firms' local banks. The evidence comes from firms offering (quasi-) fixed employment to workers whose productivity depends on the weather. Weather risk reduces this...
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, classification has been done manually. If it were possible to combine new computational tools and administrative wage records to …
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employment subsidy schemes in Turkey. We implement a difference-in-differences methodology to construct appropriate …
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by using a unique data set from a private university in Turkey. We assembled data set by matching college students …
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In this paper we report evidence on the relationship between trade openness, technology adoption and relative demand for skilled labour in the Turkish manufacturing sector, using firm-level data over the period 1980-2001. In a dynamic panel data setting using a unique database of 17,462 firms,...
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The emigration of skilled individuals from Turkey attracted greater media attention and the interest of policymakers in … Turkey, particularly after the experience of recurrent economic crises that have led to an increase in unemployment among the … in the decision to return to Turkey or stay overseas. It is also found that the compulsory service requirement attached …
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language instruction. The recent economic crises in Turkey have negatively affected return intentions. We verify that return … abroad for shorter periods and improving academic facilities in Turkey's newly established universities. The government may …
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-section data pertaining to this election is utilized to study the voter behavior in Turkey. Turkish voters are found to take …
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The two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999, not only caused enormous amounts of death … sensitivity shown by the electorate to real and perceived corruption implies that corruption problem will be tractable in Turkey …, and can be reduced through increased transparency and democratization. -- Turkey ; earthquake ; corruption ; election …
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This paper first describes the educational system in Turkey an the two national examinations for advancing upper levels …
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