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Labor Force Participation of Married Women in Turkey: Is There an Added or a Discouraged Worker Effect?

Karaoglan, Deniz; Okten, Cagla - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

underemployed are more likely to participate in the labor force and work more hours using yearly cross-sectional data from Turkey …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010788943

Defining and Measuring Informality in the Turkish Labor Market

Acar, Elif Öznur; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886146

Poverty Trends in Turkey

Șeker, Sirma Demir; Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper provides new evidence about poverty trends in Turkey between 2003 and 2011 and the factors accounting for …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722704

Immigration, Housing Rents, and Residential Segregation: Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Balkan, Binnur; Tok, Elif Ozcan; Torun, Huzeyfe; Tumen, … - 2018

affected the market for housing rentals in Turkey. The unexpected arrival of a large number of refugees due to civil conflict …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931576

Macroeconomic Conditions and Child Schooling in Turkey

Güneş, Pinar Mine; Ural Marchand, Beyza - 2018

This paper examines the effects of macroeconomic shocks on child schooling in Turkey using household labor force … composition and national industry employment growth rates. The results demonstrate that child schooling is pro-cyclical in Turkey …

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The Determinants of Return Intentions of Turkish Students and Professionals Residing Abroad: An Empirical Investigation

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

explaining the non-return of Turkish professionals. Economic instability in Turkey is found to be an important push factor, while … work experience in Turkey also increases non-return. In the student sample, higher salaries offered in the host country and … return to Turkey or stay overseas. …

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Effect of Private Tutoring on University Entrance Examination Performance in Turkey

Tansel, Aysit; Bircan, Fatma - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

There is an excess demand for university education in Turkey. Highly competitive university entrance examination which …

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Determinants of Unemployment Duration for Men and Women in Turkey

Tansel, Aysit; Tasçi, H. Mehmet - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

unemployment in Turkey. We use the results of the Household Labor Force Surveys of 2000 and 2001 to construct a cross-section of …

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Return Intentions of University-Educated Turkish Expatriates

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

, although this weakens with the length of stay. The findings also tend to confirm that the recent economic crises in Turkey have …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761869

Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes on the Outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey

Akarca, Ali T.; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

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 …

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