Syrian Refugees and Gender Inequalities within Households: Evidence from Turkey

Nur Bilge () and Simone Moriconi ()
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Nur Bilge: Université de Lille, CNRS, IESEG School of Management, UMR 9221 Lille Economie Management, F-59000 Lille, France
Simone Moriconi: IESEG School of Management, Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9221 - LEM - Lille Economie Management,F-59000 Lille, France, CESifo, Munich, Germany

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Abstract: This paper uses data from the Turkish Household Labour Force Survey (2005–2020) to examine how Syrian refugee inflows affect gender inequality within households. Employing a shiftshare IV strategy based on the historical share of Arabic-speaking populations in Turkey in 1965, we find that increased refugee inflows are linked to greater intra-family gender inequality in households where both spouses work. Although the average effect is modest, it becomes sizeable when family dynamics are considered too. A 10% rise in refugee stock leads to a 3.85% increase in the gender productivity penalty for households with at least one child, while no effect is observed in childless families. These findings suggest that refugee migrants are closer substitutes for native female than male workers. Finally, we argue that conservative cultural norms may contribute to undermining the labor market position of native married women as the supply of migrant male workers grows.

Keywords: refugees; household; inequality; local labour market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 E24 F22 J12 J61 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53
Date: 2024-09
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