Good Jobs in Turkey

This joint study, by the World Bank and the Turkish Ministry of Development, explores the status and effects of good jobs in Turkey s current economy. After a brief account of economic events, it examines the relationship between growth and employment in Turkey, with a particular regard to the participation of different social groups in the labor market, such as women and youth. It then analyzes where jobs are being created and which activities are the most productive for the Turkish economy, and assesses if jobs have moved to more productive activities in recent years. Finally, the report proceeds to measure the impact of different types of jobs on the welfare of an entire household and on the household s relative position in the overall income distribution.

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Main Authors: Grun, Rebekka, Ridao-Cano, Cristobal, Immervoll, Herwig, Capar, Sinem, Levin, Victoria, Aran, Meltem, Gruen, Carola, Yener, Levent, Cebeci, Tolga
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-11
Subjects:ACCOUNTING, ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ADULT TRAINING, ADULT TRAINING PROGRAMS, AGE CATEGORIES, AGE CATEGORY, AGE GROUP, AGE GROUPS, BASIC EDUCATION, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CHILD CARE, CHILD-CARE, CHILDREN PER WOMAN, CITIZEN, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CREATING JOBS, CREATIVE DESTRUCTION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DISMISSAL, DRIVERS, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY RETIREMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELDERLY, ELDERLY PEOPLE, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT LEVEL, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY, EMPLOYMENT RATES, EMPLOYMENT SHARE, EMPLOYMENT SITUATION, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ENTRY BARRIERS, EQUAL ACCESS, EXPORT MARKETS, EXTERNALITIES, FAMILY COMPOSITION, FAMILY MEMBERS, FARM EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FERTILITY RATES, FEWER HOUSEHOLDS, FIRM ENTRY, FIRM PRODUCTIVITY, FIRM SIZE, FIRM TURNOVER, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL LABOR MARKET, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHLY EDUCATED WOMEN, HIRING, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUSBANDS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INNOVATION, INSURANCE, INTEGRATION OF WOMEN, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB TURNOVER, JOBS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR INTENSITY, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR MOBILITY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR REALLOCATION, LABOR SUPPLY, LABOUR, LIFELONG LEARNING, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, MALE WORKERS, MARRIED WOMEN, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MINIMUM WAGE, MINIMUM WAGES, MONOPOLIES, MOTIVATION, NATIONAL LEVEL, NEPOTISM, NET EMPLOYMENT, NET JOB CREATION, NON-WAGE COSTS, NUMBER OF ADULTS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, OCCUPATION, OLDER AGE GROUPS, OLDER PEOPLE, OLDER WOMEN, OLDER WORKERS, PARENTAL LEAVE, PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PEACE, POLICY MAKERS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE PROVIDERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR JOB, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTIVE FIRMS, PRODUCTIVE LABOR, PRODUCTIVE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVE WORK, PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL, PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS, PROGRESS, PROTECTING WORKERS, PUBLIC DEMAND, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SUPPORT, QUALITY OF CARE, RATE OF GROWTH, RESPECT, RETIREMENT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL WOMEN, RURAL WORKERS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, SERVICE SECTOR, SEVERANCE PAY, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS, SKILLED WORKFORCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL CLASSES, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL MOBILITY, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SYSTEMS, SUBSIDIZED LAND, TEMPORARY WORK, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRAINING COURSE, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN WORKERS, URBANIZATION, WAR, WOMAN, WORKER, WORKERS, WORKING HOURS, WORKING-AGE POPULATION, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNG WORKERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18831522/good-jobs-turkey
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22568
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Summary:This joint study, by the World Bank and the Turkish Ministry of Development, explores the status and effects of good jobs in Turkey s current economy. After a brief account of economic events, it examines the relationship between growth and employment in Turkey, with a particular regard to the participation of different social groups in the labor market, such as women and youth. It then analyzes where jobs are being created and which activities are the most productive for the Turkish economy, and assesses if jobs have moved to more productive activities in recent years. Finally, the report proceeds to measure the impact of different types of jobs on the welfare of an entire household and on the household s relative position in the overall income distribution.