Regional Unemployment Disparities in Turkey
Öz
This article investigates the disparities in regional unemployment rates and its relationship with labor market variables in Turkey. We first investigate the relationship between regional unemployment and national unemployment and second how regional labor market variables affect regional unemployment. The results demonstrate that: (1) there is a long run causality from the national unemployment rate to regional unemployment rates; (2) the response of the market variables to the regional unemployment is not significant; (3) the 2009 shock has transitory effects and regional unemployment rates get back to equilibrium in about seven years; and (4) regional unemployment rates are persistent.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Unemployment, Regional disparities, Persistence, Panel cointegration, Equilibrium
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