How Did Women Entrepreneurship Change over Time in Turkey (2006-2015): A Regression of Pooling Cross Sections Across Time

Abstract

This study uses the Regression of Pooling Cross Sections Across Time model to analyze whether the tendency to become an entrepreneur in Turkey has changed over time and also whether the gender gap between males and females has been narrowed. The data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for the years 2006-2015 for Turkey were employed. The dataset consisted of 56,109 interviews with a representative sample of adults (18-64 years old). There was a noticeable increase in the general tendency in the entrepreneurial activity starting from the year of 2011 in Turkey. Although the probability of being a woman entrepreneur increased in Turkey, the gender entrepreneurial gap stayed quite stable at around 4% throughout 2006 – 2015.

Keywords

• probability of being an early-stage entrepreneur,time effects,gender gap,Turkey,distribution of age,logistic model

Türkiye'deki Kadın Girişimciliğinin 2006-2015 Yılları Arasındaki Gelişim Süreci: Yatay Kesit ve Zaman Verileriyle bir Regresyon Analizi

Öz

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de genel girişimcilik endeksi ve erkek-kadın girişimci endeksi arasındaki farkın zaman içindeki değişimi Yatay Kesit ve Zaman Verileri Regresyon Analizi kullanarak araştırılmıştır. Küresel Girişimcilik Monitörü (GEM) projesi tarafından, 2006-2015 yılları arasında Türkiye için toplanan veri seti kullanılmıştır. Veri seti temsili bir örnek olup, 56.109 görüşmeden oluşmaktadır. Türkiye’de 2011 yılından itibaren girişimcilik faaliyetlerinde kayda değer bir artış kaydetmiştir. Aynı zamanda, Türkiye’de kadın girişimci sayısında da artış görülmüş, fakat kadın-erkek girişimcilik oranındaki fark % 4 civarında sabit kalmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• erken dönem girişimci olma olasılığı,yatay kesit ve zaman serisi verileri,cinsiyet farkı,Türkiye,yaş dağılımı,lojistik model

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