Attempt for Explanation of Declining Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey through Test of Under-Participation Trap Hypothesis, Applied on Microfinance Survey Data

Hes, Tomáš; Neradová, Alena; Srnec, Karel

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Attempt for Explanation of Declining Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey through Test of Under-Participation Trap Hypothesis, Applied on Microfinance Survey Data

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Abstract:

Labor markets of Turkey are characterized by low female labor force participation when compared with the OECD, neighbour states and EU averages. Besides, the female labor force participation exhibits an unexplained and suprising declining trend in the last decades. The paper attemps to illuminate the phenomenon searching for contingencies in data presented by working women in a microfinance clientele survey in suburban Ankara, especially focusing on status and family related interrelationships that could provide explanation for the low relative number of working women in labor markets of Turkey, testing the Under-participation trap hypothesis

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Periodical:

International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (Volume 7)

Pages:

76-85

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.7.76

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T. Hes et al., "Attempt for Explanation of Declining Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey through Test of Under-Participation Trap Hypothesis, Applied on Microfinance Survey Data", International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, Vol. 7, pp. 76-85, 2013

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September 2013

Authors:

Tomáš Hes, Alena Neradová, Karel Srnec

Keywords:

CULS, Funding, Microcredit, Microfinance, TGMP, Turkey, Under Participation Trap

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References:

[1] World Bank (2009), Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: Trends, Determinants and Policy Framework.

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[5] Hes T., Alena Neradová A., Srnec K. (2013).

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