Author: Badi H. BaltagiPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Spatial Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers in Turkey
Author: Badi H. BaltagiPay Gaps and Mobility for Lower and Upper Tier Informal Sector Employees
Author: Anil DumanPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Many empirical studies found wage gaps between formal and informal sector workers even after controlling for a number of individual and firm level characteristics. While there is limited amount of research considering the same question in the Turkish labor market, wage gap between formal and informal employees generally do not take unobserved characteristics into account. In our paper, we carry this analysis for Turkey and estimate the wage gap between formal and informal sector workers utilizing panel data from Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC) for the period of 2014 and 2017. Mincer wage equations across quantiles are estimated considering observable and unobservable characteristics with a fixed effect model, and for sensitivity tests we regard the possibility of nonlinearity in covariate effects and estimate a variant of matching models. Our results show that informal wage penalty is persistent even after unobserved heterogeneity is taken into account, however, the penalty is not statistically significant at the upper end of the wage distribution. Moreover, we show that there are important differences between informal workers who have permanent contracts versus informal workers that have relatively more irregular work arrangements. Not only the latter is subject to earnings reductions, but they also have slightly lower probability of moving out of informal employment. We also demonstrate that the mobility of lower and upper tier informal workers is affected by different variables.
Employment, Unemployment and Wages in Turkey
Author: Tuncer BulutayPublisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789221091936
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Formal Versus Informal Sector Choice of Wage Earners and Their Wages in Turkey
Author: Aysit TanselPublisher:
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Category : Informal sector (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 25
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Three Essays on Returns to Education, Health and the Spatial Wage Curve in Turkey
Author: Haci Mevlut KaratasSpatial Heterogeneity and the Wage Curve Revisited
Author: Simonetta LonghiPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Most "wage curve" studies ignore the geography of local labor markets. However, when a local labor market is in close proximity of other labor markets, a local shock that increases unemployment may not lead to lower pay rates if employers fear outward migration of their workers. Hence, the unemployment elasticity of pay will be greater, the more isolated the local labor market is. Wages are also expected to be higher in regions that interact strongly with other regions. These hypotheses are confirmed by means of an estimation of wage curves with data for 327 regions of western Germany over the period 1990-1997.
The Wage Curve
Author: David G. BlanchflowerPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262023757
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Wage Curve casts doubt on some of the most important ideas in macroeconomics, labor economics, and regional economics. According to macroeconomic orthodoxy, there is a relationship between unemployment and the rate of change of wages. According to orthodoxy in labor economics and regional economics an area's wage is positively related to the amount of joblessness in the area. The Wage Curve suggests that both these beliefs are incorrect. Blanchflower and Oswald argue that the stable relationship is a downward-sloping convex curve linking local unemployment and the level of pay. Their study, one of the most intensive in the history of social science, is based on random samples that provide computerized information on nearly four million people from sixteen countries. Throughout, the authors systematically present evidence and possible explanations for their empirical law of economics.
What Does the Minimum Wage Do?
Author: Dale BelmanPublisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
ISBN: 0880994568
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Belman and Wolfson perform a meta-analysis on scores of published studies on the effects of the minimum wage to determine its impacts on employment, wages, poverty, and more.
Exports to Jobs
Author: Erhan ArtucPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464812497
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
South Asia has grown rapidly with significant reductions in poverty, but it has not been able to match the fast-growing working age population, leading to lingering concerns about jobless growth and poor job quality. Could export growth in South Asia result in better labor market outcomes? The answer is yes, according to our study, which rigorously estimates—using a new methodology—the potential impact from higher South Asian exports per worker on wages and employment over a 10-year period. Our study shows the positive side of trade. It finds that increasing exports per worker would result in higher wages—mainly for better-off groups, like more educated workers, males, and more-experienced workers—although less-skilled workers would see the largest reduction in informality. How can the benefits be spread more widely? Our study suggests that scaling up exports in labor-intensive industries could significantly lower informality for groups like rural and less-educated workers in the region. Also, increasing skills, and participation of women and young workers in the labor force could make an even bigger dent in informal employment. The region could achieve these gains by: (i) boosting and connecting exports to people (e.g., removing trade barriers and investment in infrastructure); (ii) eliminating distortions in production (e.g., by more efficient allocation of inputs); and (iii) protecting workers (e.g., by investing in education and skills).
World Employment and Social Outlook
Author: International Labour OfficePublisher:
ISBN: 9789220314081
Category : Employment (Economic theory)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity, as well as dimensions of job quality such as employment status, informal employment and working poverty. It also examines income and social developments, and provides an indicator of social unrest. Key findings are that are unemployment is projected to rise after a long period of stability, and that many people are working fewer paid hours than they would like or lack adequate access to paid work. The report also takes a close look at decent work deficits and persistent labour market inequalities, noting that income inequality is higher than previously thought.