We test the compensating wage differentials hypothesis for the manufacturing industry in Turkey using occupational injury data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and wage data from Household Labor Force Surveys, for the 2013-2017 period. First, we estimate a standard hedonic wage equation for the fatal and non-fatal injury risk. In conformity with the standard CWD hypothesis we find a positive relation between occupational risks and wage however after controlling for industry effects, the relation becomes insignificant. For an alternative estimation, we use a two-step procedure. Besides an insignificant and negative effect of risk, poor working conditions are associated with lower wages for the male population, which suggest a segmented labor market. .
Hedonic wages, Compensating wage differentials, Working hours, Occupational injuries, Turkey
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Economics |
Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | January 6, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019, Volume 41, Issue 2 |
Bibtex | @research article { muiibd665744, journal = {Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi}, issn = {2587-2672}, address = {}, publisher = {Marmara University}, year = {2020}, volume = {41}, pages = {473 - 492}, doi = {10.14780/muiibd.665744}, title = {OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY}, key = {cite}, author = {Akarçay, Ayça and Polat, Sezgin} } |
APA | Akarçay, A. & Polat, S. (2020). OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY . Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi , 41 (2) , 473-492 . DOI: 10.14780/muiibd.665744 |
MLA | Akarçay, A. , Polat, S. "OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY" . Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 41 (2020 ): 473-492 <https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/muiibd/issue/50936/665744> |
Chicago | Akarçay, A. , Polat, S. "OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY". Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 41 (2020 ): 473-492 |
RIS | TY - JOUR T1 - OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY AU - Ayça Akarçay , Sezgin Polat Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 N1 - doi: 10.14780/muiibd.665744 DO - 10.14780/muiibd.665744 T2 - Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi JF - Journal JO - JOR SP - 473 EP - 492 VL - 41 IS - 2 SN - 2587-2672- M3 - doi: 10.14780/muiibd.665744 UR - https://doi.org/10.14780/muiibd.665744 Y2 - 2019 ER - |
EndNote | %0 Marmara University Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY %A Ayça Akarçay , Sezgin Polat %T OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY %D 2020 %J Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi %P 2587-2672- %V 41 %N 2 %R doi: 10.14780/muiibd.665744 %U 10.14780/muiibd.665744 |
ISNAD | Akarçay, Ayça , Polat, Sezgin . "OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY". Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 41 / 2 (January 2020): 473-492 . https://doi.org/10.14780/muiibd.665744 |
AMA | Akarçay A. , Polat S. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY. Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2020; 41(2): 473-492. |
Vancouver | Akarçay A. , Polat S. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY. Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2020; 41(2): 473-492. |
IEEE | A. Akarçay and S. Polat , "OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN TURKEY", Marmara Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 473-492, Jan. 2020, doi:10.14780/muiibd.665744 |