Effects of Privatization on Labor in Turkey

METU Economic Research Center Working Paper No. 2002-5

19 Pages Posted: 15 Mar 2002

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Aysit Tansel

Middle East Technical University (METU) - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Date Written: March 2002

Abstract

The effect of privatization on labor has been one of the least addressed issues. This paper evaluates the impact of privatization on dismissed workers in Turkey. Earnings equations at state employment and after dismissal are estimated and compared to evaluate the changes in worker's welfare. Dismissed workers experienced significant earnings losses upon reemployment. Earnings losses were smaller for the self employed than for the wage employed. Post-dismissal jobs were not only characterized by lower earnings but also by a lower quality of non-monetary attributes. The magnitude of the true welfare losses are inferred from the subjective evaluations provided by the workers themselves. Workers felt that what they had lost had not been fully compensated by the severance pay they received.

Keywords: Privatization, Labor retrenchment, Compensation, Turkey

JEL Classification: J45, J33

Suggested Citation

Tansel, Aysit, Effects of Privatization on Labor in Turkey (March 2002). METU Economic Research Center Working Paper No. 2002-5, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=303440 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.303440

Aysit Tansel (Contact Author)

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