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Regional Wage, Productivity Differences and Location Choice of Manufacturing Sector in Turkey

Türkiye’de Bölgesel Ücret, Verimlilik Farklılıkları ve İmalat Sanayinin Mekan Seçimi

Fatma Doğruel(Marmara University)
A. Suut Doğruel(Marmara University)
Pages
1–15
Publication Date
2020-12-31
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Technology indicators: Wage, labor productivity and firm size at sectoral-regional level.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Theoretical models and empirical studies focus on, in general, local characteristics such as centripetal or centrifugal forces to explain regional differences in economic activities (NEG and UE).
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Key Findings & Data:However, how the technological characteristics of the economic activities affect the location choice are other critical issues.
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Conclusion & Impact:Technology indicators: Wage, labor productivity and firm size at sectoral-regional level.
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⚙️Variables:wage differentials · labor productivity · location decision

Abstract

Theoretical models and empirical studies focus on, in general, local characteristics such as centripetal or centrifugal forces to explain regional differences in economic activities (NEG and UE). However, how the technological characteristics of the economic activities affect the location choice are other critical issues. To this end, the paper focuses on the technological properties of the manufacturing activities in Turkey, and investigates the links between regional distribution of manufacturing subsectors and labor productivity using some basic technological indicators. Technology indicators: Wage, labor productivity and firm size at sectoral-regional level.

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Ekonomik faaliyetlerin bölgesel farklılıklarını açıklamak için teorik modeller ve ampirik çalışmalar genellikle “centripetal” ya da “centrifugal” güçler gibi yerel karakteristiklere odaklanırlar. Ancak ekonomik faaliyetlerin teknolojik özelliklerinin mekan seçimini nasıl etkilediği önemli bir konudur. Çalışma 2008 öncesi ve sonrası iki dönem boyunca bölgelerin sanayi yapılarındaki değişimi bölgesel farklılaşma ile seçilmiş teknoloji göstergeleri arasındaki ilişkiye dayalı dört sanayi tipi ile tanımlıyor. Sonuçlar kapsanan çok kısa zaman aralığına rağmen tanımlanan sanayi tipleri ile bazı gözlemler yapılabileceğini gösteriyor.

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Doğruel, F., Doğruel, A. S. (2020). Regional Wage, Productivity Differences and Location Choice of Manufacturing Sector in Turkey. Yildiz Social Science Review, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.51803/yssr.373695

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