Do non-wage cost rigidities slow down employment? Evidence from Turkey

Artikel

This paper examines the role of non-wage cost rigidities in slowing down employment creation by assessing the effect of a policy aimed at fostering employment for women and young men introduced in Turkey in 2008. Exploiting a difference-in-difference-in differences strategy, I assess the employment effect of the reduction in the employer contribution share of the social security premiums. The results, net of the recent crisis effect, suggest a positive effect of the reduction in non-wage costs on employment creation for the targeted group (women) shortly after the announcement of the policy.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA Journal of Labor Policy ; ISSN: 2193-9004 ; Volume: 2 ; Year: 2013 ; Pages: 1-23 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models ; Labor Economics Policies ; Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure ; Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
• Subject: Social security contribution cut ; Employment creation ; Policy evaluation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ayhan, Sinem H.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer
• (where): Heidelberg
• (when): 2013

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1186/2193-9004-2-20
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/154674
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET