Tobit Model Analysis of Married Women's Working Hours in Turkey

Canan GÃœNEÅž (), Zerife Yildirim (), Åženay ÜÇDOÄžRUK Bä°recä°klä° () and Özge Saygin ()
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Canan GÜNEŞ: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
Zerife Yildirim: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Åženay ÜÇDOÄžRUK Bä°recä°klä°: Dokuz Eylül Ãœniversitesi
Özge Saygin: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi

Eurasian Academy Of Sciences Social Sciences Journal, 2016, vol. 8, issue 8, 95-109

Abstract: The most important factor for the economic development is to utilize factors of productions efficiently. However, there is inequal distribution against women in terms of labor force participation in all of the countries. Women's labor force participation and working hours choice depend on social factors, structure of the family and in house activities. Aim of this study is to analyze the determinants of working hours and working overtime of the married women in the labor force using econometric methods. 2009 TURKSTAT's Household Labor Survey is used and studied with 27,731 married women in the labor force. During emprical analysis, Tobit Model and Truncated Model, which are used for limited dependent variable, are utilized. Emprical results of the both models are reported comperatively and policy implications are suggested.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.17740/eas.soc.2016.V8-05

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