TÜRKİYE’DE ÜCRET EŞİTSİZLİĞİ VE İŞGÜCÜ PİYASASI KUTUPLAŞMASI*

Bu çalışma, 2004-2017 yılları arasında Türkiye işgücü piyasasında ücret eşitsizliğinin ve “kutuplaşmanın (polarizasyonun)” gelişimini incelemektedir. Önce OLS (Stacked First Difference) metodu kullanılmış, sonrasında ise teknoloji kullanımı ile mesleklerin ücret kategorileri ve artışı arasındaki etkileşimi anlamak için SYS-GMM tekniği uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar, Türkiye'de ücret kutuplaşmasına yönelik net bir bulguya rastlanılmadığını göstermektedir. Çalışma ayrıca, Türkiye'de teknolojinin uyarlanması ile meslek gruplarına göre ücret artışı arasındaki etkileşimi göstermek için yıllık endüstriyel robot tedarikini kullanarak alternatif bir yol önermektedir.

WAGE INEQUALITY AND LABOUR MARKET POLARIZATION IN TURKEY? *

This study investigates the evolution of wage inequality and “polarization” in Turkey’s labour market from 2004–2017. After application of a stacked first difference ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation, the dynamic system method of moments estimation technique (SYS-GMM) was applied to show the association between use of technology and its interaction with the occupation wage categories and wage growth. The results show that there is no clear indication of wage polarization in Turkey. The study also proposes an alternative way by using annual supply of industrial robots to show the interaction between adoption of technology and occupation wage growth in Turkey.

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