Ethnic identity and economic welfare

Bağçe S., YILMAZ E., KILIÇ İ. E.

Economic Systems, cilt.45, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2021.100888
  • Dergi Adı: Economic Systems
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit, Public Affairs Index
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ethnosize, Ethnic identity, Refugees, Wage gap, WAGE, EARNINGS, DISCRIMINATION, ASSIMILATION, MIGRATION, QUALITY, GERMANY, GAP
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 Elsevier B.V.In this study, we use rich survey data to understand the determinants of labor market success across refugees of different ethnicities in Turkey. In particular, we examine individual personality traits and integration barriers by considering metrics of refugees’ proximity to Turkey based on their home countries’ levels of cultural distance. Using microdata, we derive a refined index called ethnosizer scale to grasp the distance of minor ethnic identities in Istanbul to the dominant identity. Utilizing this parameter, we aim to analyze how the degree of commitment to the local society's culture affects the economic welfare of refugees in Istanbul, in terms of their earnings, participation in labor markets and wage gap compared to the natives.