turkey labor market network meetıng

TURKEY LABOR MARKET NETWORK MEETING
5 June 2014, Bahçeşehir University, D Conference Room
9:15 – 9:30 Opening speeches
9:30 – 10:50 I. Session
Zümrüt İmamoğlu (Bahçeşehir University)
The Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Regional Employment
Ana Maria Munoz (World Bank)
Promoting Gender Equality in Entrepreneurship in Turkey
10:50 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 II. Session
Sezgin Polat (Galatasaray University) ve Mustafa Ulus (Galatasaray University)
Hours Worked, Wages and Productivity in Turkey
Osman Zeki Gökçe ve İnsan Tunalı (Koç University)
Informality in the Turkish Labor Market During the Crisis Period in Turkey: Evidence from Individual
Level Data, 2000-2002
Ali Berker (Abant İzzet Baysal University)
An Investigation of the Relationship between Informal Employment and Life and Job Satisfaction:
Evidence from a Statistical Association Analysis
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:10 III. Session
Antonio di Paolo ve Aysit Tansel (METU)
Returns to Foreign Language Skills in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey
Abdurrahman Aydemir (Sabancı University)
Education Gender Gap in Turkey
15:10 – 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 – 16:40 IV. Session
Sinem Çapar Diriöz (Ministry of Development), Gökhan Güder (Ministry of Development) ve Hakan
Ercan (Abdullah Gül University and METU)
The Effect of Minimum Wages on Employment in Turkey
Ömer Ayhan Açmaz (Social Security Institution)
Tax and Premium Rebate System