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The Impact of Syrians Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market
dc.contributor.author | Del Carpio, Ximena V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wagner, Mathis | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-23T17:13:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-23T17:13:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | Civil war in Syria has resulted in more than four million refugees fleeing the country, of which 1.8 million have found refuge in Turkey, making it the largest refugee-hosting country worldwide. This paper combines newly available data on the 2014 distribution of Syrian refugees across subregions of Turkey with the Turkish Labour Force Survey, to assess the impact on Turkish labor market conditions. Using a novel instrument, the analysis finds that the refugees, who overwhelmingly do not have work permits, result in the large-scale displacement of informal, low-educated, female Turkish workers, especially in agriculture. While there is net displacement, the inflow of refugees also creates higher-wage formal jobs, allowing for occupational upgrading of Turkish workers. Average Turkish wages have increased primarily as the composition of the employed has changed because of the inflow of refugees. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24946337/impact-syrians-refugees-turkish-labor-market | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22659 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7402 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | WAGE IMPACT | |
dc.subject | JOBS | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | IMMIGRANT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT RATE | |
dc.subject | BASIC SERVICES | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS | |
dc.subject | WORKING-AGE POPULATION | |
dc.subject | PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE | |
dc.subject | SKILLED WORKERS | |
dc.subject | RETIREMENT | |
dc.subject | PREVIOUS SECTION | |
dc.subject | SCHOOLING | |
dc.subject | PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION | |
dc.subject | INFLUX OF REFUGEES | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS | |
dc.subject | ATTENDANCE RATES | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION REFORMS | |
dc.subject | LABOR FORCE | |
dc.subject | NUMBER OF REFUGEES | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | |
dc.subject | HIGH SCHOOL | |
dc.subject | HEALTH CARE | |
dc.subject | IMMIGRANTS | |
dc.subject | WAGE LOSSES | |
dc.subject | HIGHER EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | JOB | |
dc.subject | FEMALE EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | AGE CATEGORIES | |
dc.subject | POLICY DISCUSSIONS | |
dc.subject | DISPLACEMENT EFFECT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT RATES | |
dc.subject | LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET IMPACT | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL LEVEL | |
dc.subject | NUMBER OF PEOPLE | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT TRENDS | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | |
dc.subject | KNOWLEDGE | |
dc.subject | NATIVE WORKERS | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET | |
dc.subject | RIGHT TO WORK | |
dc.subject | FORCED MIGRATION | |
dc.subject | REGULAR JOBS | |
dc.subject | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | |
dc.subject | DISPLACEMENT | |
dc.subject | WORKER | |
dc.subject | HOST COUNTRIES | |
dc.subject | WORLD CONFERENCE | |
dc.subject | SECONDARY SCHOOL | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYED | |
dc.subject | MIGRATION | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC CHANGES | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITIES | |
dc.subject | TEMPORARY PROTECTION | |
dc.subject | FORMAL LABOR MARKET | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION | |
dc.subject | SOCIAL SECURITY | |
dc.subject | CULTURAL CHANGE | |
dc.subject | SCHOOL COMPLETION | |
dc.subject | LABOR | |
dc.subject | PRIMARY SCHOOL | |
dc.subject | MIGRANTS | |
dc.subject | WAGE INCREASE | |
dc.subject | MORTALITY | |
dc.subject | REGULAR WORKERS | |
dc.subject | RESPECT | |
dc.subject | PROGRESS | |
dc.subject | WAGE GAINS | |
dc.subject | UNEMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | REGULAR” EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | AVERAGE WAGES | |
dc.subject | HUMAN CAPITAL | |
dc.subject | FOOD SECURITY | |
dc.subject | WORKERS | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS | |
dc.subject | LOCAL LABOR MARKETS | |
dc.subject | PRESENT EVIDENCE | |
dc.subject | VALUES | |
dc.subject | SCHOOL ATTENDANCE | |
dc.subject | SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION REFORM | |
dc.subject | POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER | |
dc.subject | AVERAGE WAGE | |
dc.subject | AGE GROUPS | |
dc.subject | FLOWS OF PEOPLE | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT STATUS | |
dc.subject | REFUGEE | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES | |
dc.subject | JOB CREATION | |
dc.subject | SCHOOL CHILDREN | |
dc.subject | REFUGEES | |
dc.subject | EARNING | |
dc.subject | POPULATIONS | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKET INDICATORS | |
dc.subject | JOB OFFERS | |
dc.subject | REGULAR EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT EFFECT | |
dc.subject | HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES | |
dc.subject | POLICY | |
dc.subject | MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | REFUGEE CAMPS | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT IMPACT | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES | |
dc.subject | POPULATION MOVEMENTS | |
dc.subject | UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES | |
dc.subject | LABOUR FORCE | |
dc.subject | EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | WARS | |
dc.subject | SUBSTITUTION EFFECT | |
dc.subject | WAR | |
dc.subject | HOST COUNTRY | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY | |
dc.subject | HUMAN RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP | |
dc.subject | IMMIGRATION | |
dc.subject | INTERNAL MIGRATION | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYEE | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIC TRENDS | |
dc.subject | YOUNG PEOPLE | |
dc.subject | POPULATION | |
dc.subject | LABOR SUPPLY | |
dc.subject | WAGE EFFECTS | |
dc.subject | INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT | |
dc.subject | LOCAL LABOR MARKET | |
dc.subject | POLICY RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | CIVIL WAR | |
dc.subject | PRIMARY EDUCATION | |
dc.subject | WOMEN | |
dc.subject | LABOUR | |
dc.subject | LABOR MARKETS | |
dc.subject | HEALTH CONSEQUENCES | |
dc.subject | SCHOOL | |
dc.subject | REFUGEE POPULATION | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | |
dc.subject | EMPLOYEES | |
dc.title | The Impact of Syrians Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market | en |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
dc.type | Document de travail | fr |
dc.type | Documento de trabajo | es |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Fragility, Conflict, and Violence | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2015-08-24 | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24946337/impact-syrians-refugees-turkish-labor-market | |
okr.globalpractice | Social Protection and Labor | |
okr.identifier.doi | 10.1596/1813-9450-7402 | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 090224b08415e3b5_3_0 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 24946337 | |
okr.identifier.report | WPS7402 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/08/24/090224b083091fbc/1_0/Rendered/PDF/The0impact0of00Turkish0labor0market.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Europe and Central Asia | |
okr.region.administrative | Middle East and North Africa | |
okr.region.country | Syrian Arab Republic | |
okr.region.country | Turkiye | |
okr.topic | Urban Development :: Street Children | |
okr.topic | Education :: Education For All | |
okr.topic | Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies | |
okr.topic | Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets | |
okr.topic | Communities and Human Settlements :: Human Migrations & Resettlements | |
okr.topic | Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies | |
okr.topic | International Economics and Trade :: International Migration | |
okr.topic | Poverty Reduction :: Migration and Development | |
okr.unit | Social Protection and Labor Global Practice Group | |
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relation.isSeriesOfPublication | 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87 |
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