The impact of the economic crisis on joblessness in Turkey. (March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bahçe, Seçil A Kaya; Memiş, Emel
• Other Names: Burgess John guest-editor.; Cameron Roslyn guest-editor.; Rainnie Al guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Economic and labour relations review. Volume 25:Number 1(2014)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2014-03
• Subjects: Economic crisis -- marginally attached -- transition probabilities -- Turkish labour market -- unemployment -- worker flows; J64 -- O530 -- R63; Australia -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Industrial relations -- Australia -- Periodicals; Economics -- Periodicals; Industrial relations -- Periodicals; 331
• DOI: 10.1177/1035304613519380
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1035-3046

Abstract

This study explores the impacts of the 2008–2009 economic crisis on joblessness in Turkey, incorporating into the analysis the marginally attached who would like to work if the opportunity existed, but are not actively searching for a job. We find that women were more likely than men to have a marginally attached status over the whole period of analysis, and during the time of the crisis, the number of marginally attached grew significantly faster for women than for men. The transition probability for the employed to become marginally attached and move out of the labour force rose substantially more for women than it did for men. The results obtained have important implications. Using conventional criteria, it is not possible to identify the degree of motivation to work or search for work in the case of women in Turkey, where the possibilities of shifting the care of burden to someone else or an institution are very limited, as a result of inadequate provisioning of public care services.