The effects of major earthquakes on the labor market: evidence from Turkey

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dc.authorscopusid57712466900
dc.authorscopusid57205559853
dc.contributor.authorDolu A.
dc.contributor.authorİkizler H.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T19:47:49Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T19:47:49Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentBelirleneceken_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of earthquakes on the labor market. The authors try to estimate the impact of two major earthquakes (Izmir and Elazig) in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach: In order to analyze the effects of devastating earthquakes in the nearby regions of the province where the earthquake took place, on the labor market, monthly and annual data from the TUIK and ISKUR database will be used. For this purpose, the authors consider the earthquake a natural experiment and employ a Synthetic Control Method (SCM). In addition, the analysis will be carried out using seasonally adjusted data, taking into account the seasonal effects of the monthly data to be used in the study. Findings: The results show that the impact varies based on the labor market structure of the regions. While the earthquake positively affects the labor market of agriculture-oriented regions, it harms the labor market of nonagricultural-oriented regions. Research limitations/implications: A major limitation of the study is that we cannot fully separate the impact of Covid-19 from our estimate. The authors believe that Covid-19 overestimates the negative impact of earthquakes on the labor market. Social implications: Earthquakes have adverse effects on the labor market. The estimation of the earthquake-related costs may provide a useful guide on policy planning and government incentives. Originality/value: The originality of the study lies in the fact that this is the first study to evaluate how the dynamics of the labor market has changed as a result of the earthquakes that have taken place in Turkey, within the framework of causality. Peer review: The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-08-2022-0568. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTürkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK: 121K619; Economic Research Forum, ERFen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is funded by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) under project number 121K619. This work was sponsored by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and has benefited from both financial and intellectual support. The views expressed in this work are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed to ERF, its Board of Trustees or donors.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJSE-08-2022-0568
dc.identifier.issn03068293
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85144333319en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-08-2022-0568
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14034/876
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Publishingen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Social Economicsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEarthquakeen_US
dc.subjectEconomic impacten_US
dc.subjectLabor marketen_US
dc.subjectNatural disasteren_US
dc.subjectQuality of employmenten_US
dc.subjectReconstruction policyen_US
dc.titleThe effects of major earthquakes on the labor market: evidence from Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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