International Congress on Eurasian Economies

International Conference on Eurasian Economies

17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

Paper detail

Paper ID : 609
Status : Paper included
Language : Turkish
Topic : Labor Economics and Migration
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Yunus Taş
Session : 1B Büyüme ve Gelişme

The Effects of Internal Migration on Poverty and Employment in Turkey
Türkiye’de İç Göçün Yoksulluğa ve İstihdama Etkileri

Abstract

Migration, which is persons movement to another location geographically, is usually predicated on economic, social and political reasons. Based on economic reasons, because of differences of region or intercity’s economic conditions. To put it another way, move from regions ,which have underdeveloped economy to developed regions of labor forces. Thus, developed regions about economic terms, are waited become a “center of attraction”. It is discussed after a particular rate immigrated to there immigrants can’t find the desired conditions employment. In this study, the problems experienced in cities, which are sending immigrants, with internal migrations’ structures and ways of Turkey will be examined. For this purpose, migration and its results’ social structure of the last 50 years in Turkey will be examined.

JEL codes: J19

Session 1B: Büyüme ve Gelişme

Istanbul Beykent University Turkish Central Bank TIKA