Research Article

Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models

Volume: 11 Number: 2 June 28, 2025
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Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models

Abstract

The main objective of sustainable economic growth policy is to achieve full employment in the labor market. While classical economic theory considers labor supply and demand as a function of the real wage, Keynesian economics argues that only labor demand is a function of the real wage. Therefore, determining the factors affecting labor supply and demand in emerging economies will help to formulate policies for the labor market. In this study, labor supply and demand functions in the Turkish economy are estimated with structural vector autoregression models using annual data for the period 1990-2022. According to the results of the empirical analysis, it is found that the minimum wage level is effective in labor demand, but average minimum real wages are not effective on labor supply. In the labor demand function, the views of Classical economics and Keynesian economics on the labor market are valid in the labor supply function. In line with these results, it is concluded that labor productivity is high in the Turkish economy, but real wages do not contribute to economic growth through aggregate demand and employment growth due to the institutional structure in the labor market.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Time-Series Analysis, Employment

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 27, 2025

Publication Date

June 28, 2025

Submission Date

November 1, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Özek, Y., & Koşaroğlu, Ş. M. (2025). Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, 11(2), 136-147. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003
AMA
1.Özek Y, Koşaroğlu ŞM. Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2025;11(2):136-147. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003
Chicago
Özek, Yavuz, and Şerife Merve Koşaroğlu. 2025. “Analysis of Labor Supply and Labor Demand in Türkiye With SVAR Models”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi 11 (2): 136-47. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003.
EndNote
Özek Y, Koşaroğlu ŞM (June 1, 2025) Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 11 2 136–147.
IEEE
[1]Y. Özek and Ş. M. Koşaroğlu, “Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models”, Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 136–147, June 2025, doi: 10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003.
ISNAD
Özek, Yavuz - Koşaroğlu, Şerife Merve. “Analysis of Labor Supply and Labor Demand in Türkiye With SVAR Models”. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 11/2 (June 1, 2025): 136-147. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003.
JAMA
1.Özek Y, Koşaroğlu ŞM. Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2025;11:136–147.
MLA
Özek, Yavuz, and Şerife Merve Koşaroğlu. “Analysis of Labor Supply and Labor Demand in Türkiye With SVAR Models”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 136-47, doi:10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003.
Vancouver
1.Yavuz Özek, Şerife Merve Koşaroğlu. Analysis of labor supply and labor demand in Türkiye with SVAR models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;11(2):136-47. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2025.11.2.003