International Congress on Eurasian Economies

International Conference on Eurasian Economies

1-3 July 2014 – Skopje, MACEDONIA

Paper detail

Paper ID : 1135
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : International Trade and Globalization
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Zekai Özdemir
Session : 7C Kalkınma IV

Effects of Openness on Employment in Turkey and EU Countries
Türkiye ve AB Ülkelerinde Dışa Açıklığın İstihdam Üzerine Etkileri

Abstract

According to the general theory, it is recognized that exports increase employment. Recently, in the world economy, increasing unemployment, foreign trade of the impact on employment has led to new research. Many of the aforementioned studies validating the theory, some of them have different results. In recent studies in Turkey was a different result. In this study, Turkey and the European Union countries in terms of trade effect on employment will be examined. For this purpose, employment and foreign trade data for the years 2000-2012 using a panel data analysis will be done. Exports, imports, wages, and production depending on the change in employment and the interaction will be investigated. Depending on available data at the sectoral level, there will be a distinction. Especially in the last ten years, the recession and rise in unemployment in Europe will be discussed with the relevant dynamics. In Turkey, the current account deficit, growth, unemployment issues are noteworthy. European Union accession process, Turkey and the European Union countries in the comparison will be significant in the economic indicators.

JEL codes: O52, F43

Özdemir, Zekai, Noyan Yalman, İlkay, Karaköy, Çağatay (2014). "Effects of Openness on Employment in Turkey and EU Countries" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2014, pp.676-679, Skopje, MACEDONIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C05.01135

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Session 7C: Kalkınma IV

Istanbul Beykent University Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University TIKA Turkish Central Bank