Labor Market Effects of State Universities in Turkey

Abstract

Yükseköğretim, ülkelerin bölgesel kalkınmasında önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Yükseköğretimin temel kurumları olan üniversiteler, bilgi transferi ve harcamaları yoluyla dışsallıklar yaratabilirler. Bu dışsallıklar, farklı kanallar aracılığıyla bölgesel kalkınmayı artırmaktadır. Bu makale özellikle işgücü piyasası kanalını ele almakta ve Türkiye’deki yerel üniversiteler ile bölgesel işgücü piyasası performansları arasındaki ilişkiye odaklanmaktadır. Bu amaçla Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu tarafından yürütülen 2006 Hanehalkı İşgücü Araştırması mikro verileri ile Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi istatistikleri kullanılmış ve logit regresyon modelleri ile ampirik analizler yapılmıştır. Yerel üniversitelerin hem varlığı hem de nitelikleri ile işgücüne katılım arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Artan işgücü katılımının uzun vadede daha yüksek bölgesel gelire ve gelişmiş kalkınmaya yol açması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

• higher education
• local universities
• labor force participation
• regional development

Türkiye’deki Devlet Üniversitelerinin İşgücü Piyasası Etkileri

Öz

Higher education plays an important role on the regional development of countries. The universities, as the principal institutions of higher education can create externalities through knowledge transfers and expenditures. These externalities enhance regional development via different channels. This paper particularly considers the labor market channel and focuses on the relationship between local universities and regional labor market performances in Turkey. To this end, the micro data of 2006 Household Labor Force Survey executed by the Turkish Statistical Institute and the statistics of the Student Selection and Placement Center are employed and empirical analyses are done by the means of logit regression models. It is found that a positive relationship between both the existence and qualities of local universities and labor force participation. Increased labor force participation is expected to lead higher regional income and enhanced development in the long-run.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• yükseköğretim
• yerel üniversiteler
• işgücüne katılım
• bölgesel kalkınma

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