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This paper focuses on the implications of private tutoring in Turkey for questions of equity regarding the provision of … to the two national selection examinations in Turkey are also discussed. …
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We examine the contribution of human capital to economy-wide technological improvements through the two channels of innovation and imitation. We develop a theoretical model showing that skilled labor has a higher growth-enhancing effect closer to the technological frontier under the reasonable...
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Purpose: This paper aims to provide the recent developments on the supplementary education system in Turkey. The … Turkey in order to evaluate the spacial equity considerations. Design/Methodology/Approach: The evolution of the SECs and of …
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in Turkey which is a developing country. The health behaviors considered are smoking, drinking, fruit and vegetable … consumption, exercise and body mass index (BMI). We find that in Turkey education is the most important factor that affects the … health problem in Turkey at all levels of education. Further, alcohol consumption and schooling are positively related and it …
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This paper investigates the relationship between labor force participation rate and unemployment rate in Turkey a … indicate that there is no longrun relationship between labor force participation and unemployment rates in Turkey. Thus, unlike … in the case of the developed countries the unemployment invariance hypothesis is supported in Turkey. …
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from the Adult Education Survey of 2007, this is the first study estimating returns to foreign language skills in Turkey … characterized by fast economic and social development. Although English is the most widely spoken foreign language in Turkey, we …
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technical efficiency in the software intensive manufacturing firms in Turkey for the period 2003-2007. Firms are classified … intensive manufacturing firms in Turkey. …
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This paper investigates how informality can be defined and measured in the Turkish labor market. Two alternative definitions of informality are used to explore their relevance and implications for the Turkish labor market using descriptive statistics. They are the enterprise definition and the...
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This study investigates inequality of opportunity in educational achievements in Turkey over time. For this purpose we … achievement in Turkey. Second, the inequality of opportunity in educational achievement shows a slightly decreasing trend over … time in Turkey. Third, the inequality of opportunity figures based on the mathematics, science and reading achievements …
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Antalya and Muğla provinces located in southwestern Turkey have emerged as new magnets for internal migration in the …
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