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Exploring Trust Dynamics in the Labour Market: A Behavioural Economics Perspective

Emek Piyasasındaki Güven Dinamiklerinin Araştırılması: Davranışsal İktisat Yaklaşımı

Zeynep Sümeyra Bakır Yıldırım(İstanbul Topkapı Üniversitesi)0000-0001-7546-6743
Senem Çakmak Şahin(YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-3395-9122
Pages
329–354
Publication Date
2026-01-31
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Our findings indicate that full-time employment and high income levels lower trust, whereas perceptions of corruption intensify this effect.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study explores the dynamics of trust in the labour market from a behavioural economics perspective, utilising data from the World Values Survey.
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Key Findings & Data:We examine how employment status, job-related concerns, and perceptions of corruption influence trust.
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Conclusion & Impact:Our findings indicate that full-time employment and high income levels lower trust, whereas perceptions of corruption intensify this effect.
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⚙️Variables:Davranışsal İktisat · Güven · Emek Piyasası

Abstract

This study explores the dynamics of trust in the labour market from a behavioural economics perspective, utilising data from the World Values Survey. We examine how employment status, job-related concerns, and perceptions of corruption influence trust. Our findings indicate that full-time employment and high income levels lower trust, whereas perceptions of corruption intensify this effect. The study recognises limitations, including incomplete representation of informal jobs and variation in income-reporting practices. It highlights the complex interaction of factors that shape trust within the labour market. The uniqueness of this research lies in conceptualising trust as a multifaceted construct, including cognitive expectations, mental shortcuts, and emotional dispositions. The study contributes to the understanding of trust in the labour market and its links with factors such as employment levels, job concerns, and perceptions of corruption. It enriches the literature by emphasising the complex interplay between cognitive and emotional factors in shaping trust in labour markets. Future research should investigate non-standard working patterns, including informal, flexible, and atypical employment, as well as the influence of cultural structures within cultural codes.

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Bu çalışma, emek piyasasında güven dinamiklerini davranışsal iktisat perspektifinden analiz etmektedir. İstihdam düzeyi, işle ilgili kaygılar, adalet algısı ve yolsuzluk gibi faktörlerin güven ile etkileşimini incelemektedir. Dünya Değerler Anketi (World Values Survey) verilerini kullanan çalışma, yerleşik araştırma yöntemlerinden ilham alan bir metodoloji izlemektedir. Karşılaştırmalı doğrusal regresyon analizi için LOGIT/PROBIT ve OLS yöntemleri uygulanmıştır. Bulgular, istihdam durumunun güven üzerinde etkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Güveni olumsuz etkileyen faktörler arasında yolsuzluk algısı ve işle ilgili kaygılar öne çıkmaktadır. Çalışma, kayıt dışı istihdamın eksik temsili ve gelir beyanı uygulamalarındaki farklılıklar gibi bazı sınırlılıkları kabul etmekte ve emek piyasasında güveni şekillendiren faktörlerin karmaşık etkileşimine vurgu yapmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın özgünlüğü, güvenin bilişsel beklentiler, zihinsel kestirmeler ve duygusal eğilimleri kapsayan çok yönlü bir kavram olarak ele alınmasında yatmaktadır. Çalışma, emek piyasasında güvenin anlaşılmasına ve istihdam düzeyi, işle ilgili kaygılar ve yolsuzluk algısı gibi faktörlerle olan etkileşimine katkı sağlamaktadır. Gelecek araştırmalar, standart dışı çalışma modellerini, kayıt dışı, esnek ve atipik istihdam türlerini ve kültürel yapıların emek piyasasına etkisini kültürel kodlar çerçevesinde incelemelidir.

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Yıldırım, Z. S. B., Şahin, S. Ç. (2026). Exploring Trust Dynamics in the Labour Market: A Behavioural Economics Perspective. Sosyoekonomi, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 67, 329–354. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2026.01.14

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