DECOMPOSITION OF LABOUR DEMAND BY EMPLOYER SECTORS AND GENDER: FINDINGS FOR MAJOR EXPORTING SECTORS IN TURKEY


Gunluk-Senesen G., Senesen U.

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS RESEARCH, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.233-253, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09535314.2011.582031
  • Dergi Adı: ECONOMIC SYSTEMS RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-253
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper attempts to provide insight into the likely impacts of the current global crisis on employment in Turkey. As this crisis hits the Turkish economy through a demand squeeze in the international market, our focus is on the labour demand generated by major export sectors. The decomposition of impacts with respect to gender is of particular interest given the significant gender imbalances in the labour market. The findings indicate that female (male) employment is most sensitive to wearing apparel (trade) exports. In general, employment generation potentials of major export sectors are found to be weaker for females and stronger in agriculture, trade and finance, while they are very limited in manufacturing for both genders.