Research Article

The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye

Volume: 9 Number: 3 September 19, 2025
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The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye

Abstract

Unregistered employment, which is a worldwide economic problem, is also a difficult economic problem for the Türkiye’s economy. When academic studies on informal employment are examined, it is seen that these studies are generally aimed at defining and measuring informal employment in economies or explaining the relationship between informal employment and other macroeconomic data. On the other hand, this study examines whether agriculture-adjusted informal employment is persistent for the Türkiye’s economy by using data from the Turkish Statistical Institute for the period 2010/01-2021/12. To analyze the persistence of informal employment, the Fourier ADF test is used in addition to classical unit root tests. The findings reveal that agriculture-adjusted informal employment in Türkiye is heritable. The study reveals that there have been periodic improvements in the fight against informal employment in Türkiye, but this success is not sustainable without permanent legal regulations and stable policy implementation. As a policy recommendation, the study suggests that structural reforms should be made for Türkiye to achieve lasting success in the field of informal employment and that these reforms should be determined.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Informal Economy

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 13, 2025

Publication Date

September 19, 2025

Submission Date

March 23, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 1, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 3

APA
Yılmaz, M. (2025). The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye. Politik Ekonomik Kuram, 9(3), 1135-1146. https://doi.org/10.30586/pek.1663233
AMA
1.Yılmaz M. The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye. Politik Ekonomik Kuram. 2025;9(3):1135-1146. doi:10.30586/pek.1663233
Chicago
Yılmaz, Mustafa. 2025. “The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye”. Politik Ekonomik Kuram 9 (3): 1135-46. https://doi.org/10.30586/pek.1663233.
EndNote
Yılmaz M (September 1, 2025) The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye. Politik Ekonomik Kuram 9 3 1135–1146.
IEEE
[1]M. Yılmaz, “The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye”, Politik Ekonomik Kuram, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1135–1146, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.30586/pek.1663233.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Mustafa. “The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye”. Politik Ekonomik Kuram 9/3 (September 1, 2025): 1135-1146. https://doi.org/10.30586/pek.1663233.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz M. The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye. Politik Ekonomik Kuram. 2025;9:1135–1146.
MLA
Yılmaz, Mustafa. “The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye”. Politik Ekonomik Kuram, vol. 9, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 1135-46, doi:10.30586/pek.1663233.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Yılmaz. The Persistence of Undeclared Employment: Empirical Evidence from Türkiye. Politik Ekonomik Kuram. 2025 Sep. 1;9(3):1135-46. doi:10.30586/pek.1663233

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