Arbeitspapier

Male-female labor market participation and the extent of gender-based wage discrimination in Turkey

A gender differential in wages is considered to be discriminatory if the differential cannot be explained by gender differences in productivity. Numerous studies have been performed to measure the extent of gender wage discrimination in countries across the world, and most report a substantial amount of wage differential after adjusting for productivity differences. This differential has been attributed to labor market discrimination against women. Using data from 2003 and 2010 Household Budget Surveys conducted by Turkish Statistical Institute, this study examines the male-female earnings differentials and measures the extent of pay discrimination in Turkey. To analyze the components of the earnings gap, two methodologies are employed: The standard Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method and the Juhn-Murphy-Pierce decomposition method. The results of the study indicate that in both years, a significant portion of the observed wage differential is attributable to wage discrimination which records a rise over the period.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Discussion Paper ; No. 2013/15

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Labor Discrimination: General
Labor Discrimination
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Thema
Male-Female Earnings Differentials
Gender Wage Discrimination
Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition
Juhn-Murphy-Pierce Decomposition

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Günalp, Burak
Cilasun, Seyit Mümin
Acar, Elif Öznur
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Turkish Economic Association
(wo)
Ankara
(wann)
2013

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Günalp, Burak
  • Cilasun, Seyit Mümin
  • Acar, Elif Öznur
  • Turkish Economic Association

Entstanden

  • 2013

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