Analysis in Terms of Adaptation Hypothesis of the Spatial Relationship Between Migration And Fertility in Turkey

Derya Bilgin and Sibel Selim ()
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Derya Bilgin: Bagimsiz Arastirmaci
Sibel Selim: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Econometrics, Manisa, Turkey, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey

Journal of Economy Culture and Society, 2021, vol. 64, issue 64, 47-72

Abstract: A nation’s population is dependent on the quality and quantity of birth, migration, and death of its citizens. Recently, in Turkey, the increasing number of migrant women and the change in fertility behavior with migration has become a concern. Thus, to understand the socio-economic adaptation process of migrant women and the change in family structures in destination places, it is necessary to analyze the fertility behavior of migrant women. The study of fertility within the economic framework was first proposed by Becker in 1960, and many studies have been carried out since then. In studies examining the relationship between fertility and migration, four hypotheses, namely, adaptation, disruptive effect, selectivity, and socialization hypothesis, came to the fore. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the factors that affect fertility in Turkey using 2013 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey data and to evaluate the effect of internal migration on fertility in terms of the adaptation hypothesis using a robust Poisson regression through count data model. In the analyses, the number of children was taken as a fertility indicator. This study also examined the spatial relationship between migration and fertility by spatial econometrics. The findings suggest that the hypothesis of adaptation can explain the relationship between migration and fertility of women in Turkey.

Keywords: Fertility; Migration; Spatial Econometrics; Robust Poisson Regression Model; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.26650/JECS2021-868861

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