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Türkiye’de Ekonomik Gelişme ve Kadınların İşgücüne Katılım Oranı: U-Eğrisi Hipotezinin Testi

Economic Development And The Women Labor Force Participation Rate In Turkey: Test of U-Curve Hypothesis

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  • Siyaset, Ekonomi ve Yönetim Araştırmaları Dergisi

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  • 2017

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Abstract (2. Language): 
The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that suggests the existence of a "U-curve" relationship between economic development and female labor force participation rate for the case of Turkey. According to the U-curve hypothesis, as economic development starts to increase, the labor force participation rate of women is gradually decreasing and reaching the lowest level at some point. As economic development continues after this level, the labor force participation rate of women starts to increase, gradually. Within this context, in the study the impact of economic development on the female labor force participation rate has been analyzed for total, urban and rural labor force participations of woman, separately for the period of 1988 - 2013. As an indicator of economic development in the study, per capita income, per capita long-term income and electricity consumption per capita were used. The existence of a long-run quadratic relationship between economic development indicators and the female labor force participation rate has been determined by the ARDL approach. The ARDL findings indicate that there is a U-shaped relationship between female labor force participation and long-term per capita income and electricity consumption per capita.
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Bu çalışmanın amacı, ekonomik gelişme ile kadın işgücüne katılım oranı arasında “U-eğrisi” biçiminde bir ilişkinin varlığını öne süren hipotezi Türkiye örneği için test etmektir. U-eğrisi hipotezine göre, ekonomik gelişme artmaya başlayınca kadınların işgücüne katılım oranı gittikçe azalmakta ve bir noktada en düşük seviyeye ulaşmaktadır. Bu seviyeden sonra ekonomik gelişme devam ettikçe kadınların işgücüne katılım oranı bu kez artmaya başlamaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışmada 1988 – 2013 döneminde ekonomik gelişmenin kadın işgücüne katılım oranı üzerindeki U-eğrisi şeklindeki etkisi Türkiye ekonomisi için toplam, kent ve kır için ayrı ayrı analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada ekonomik gelişmişlik göstergesi olarak kişi başına düşen gelir, kişi başına düşen uzun dönem gelir ve kişi başına düşen elektrik tüketimi kullanılmıştır. Ele alınan ekonomik göstergeler ve kadın işgücüne katılım oranı arasındaki uzun dönemli karesel ilişkinin varlığı ARDL yaklaşımı ile belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. ARDL bulguları ile kadın işgücüne katılım oranının uzun dönem kişi başına düşen gelir ve kişi başına düşen elektrik tüketimi arasında U-eğrisi şeklinde bir ilişkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
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