SAĞLIĞIN ÜCRETLER ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlığın kadın ve erkeklerin saat ücretleri üzerindeki etkisini panel veri kullanarak tahmin etmektir. Analiz, Gelir ve Yaşam Koşulları Araştırmasından elde edilen 4 yıllık fert bazındaki panel veri setine dayanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri seti, bireyin saat ücretinin logaritmasının, eğitim, sağlık gibi bir dizi değişkenin fonksiyonu olarak tanımlanan Mincer tipi kazanç fonksiyonunu tahmin etmek için kullanılmaktadır. Analizde üç farklı sağlık değişkeni bulunmaktadır: algılanan sağlık durumu, psikolojik ya da fiziksel sağlık kısıtı ve yeterli, beslenme. Bu çalışma, elde edilen eğitim derecesi ile ölçülen ve zaman içinde değişen eğitim değişkeni içeren bir panel veri setinden faydalanmakta ve böylece literatürdeki eksikliği tamamlamaktadır. Çalışmanın en önemli sonucu, çok iyi ve/veya iyi sağlık durumunun ücretleri kadınlarda erkeklerden daha olumlu etkilemesidir. Diğer önemli bir sonuç ise eğitimin getirisinin kadınlar ve erkekler için önemli ölçüde farklı olması; eğitimin getirisinin kadınlar için daha yüksek olmasıdır.

The Impact of Health on Wages in Turkey

The purpose of this study is to estimate the effects of health on hourly wages of women and men in Turkey using panel data. The analysis is based on individual level data obtained from 4 years Turkish Income and Living Conditions Survey. The data is used in estimation of Mincerian earning function where the natural logarithm of an individual’s hourly wage is a function of a number of individual specific characteristics such as health, education, etc. Three health variables are included in the model: self-assessed health status, psychological or physical health limitation and adequate nutrition. This study complements previous studies by utilizing a panel where, education variable measured by degree obtained that varies over time. One of the most crucial observations of this study is that very good and/or good self-assessed health has positive impact on wages more for women than for men. Other important finding of this study is the significant difference on return to education between women and men; women’s return to education is higher than men.

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