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This paper presents wage curves for formal and informal workers using a rich individual level data for Turkey over the period 2005-2009. The wage curve is an empirical regularity describing a negative relationship between regional unemployment rates and individuals' real wages. While this relationship has been well documented for a number of countries including Turkey, less attention has focused on how this relationship differs for informal versus formal employment. This is of utmost importance for less developed countries where informal employment plays a significant role in the economy. Using the Turkish Household Labor Force Survey for the period 2005-2009 observed over 26 NUTS-2 regions, we find that real hourly wages of informal workers in Turkey are more sensitive to variations in regional unemployment rates than wages of formal workers. This is true for all workers as well as for different gender and age groups Key Words: Formal/Informal Employment; Wage Curve; Regional Labor Markets JEL No. C26, J30, J60, O17

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Paper provided by Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University in its series Center for Policy Research Working Papers with number 145.

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Date of creation: Oct 2012
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• C26 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
• J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
• J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - General
• O17 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

• NEP-ALL-2013-01-07 (All new papers)
• NEP-ARA-2013-01-07 (Arab World)
• NEP-IUE-2013-01-07 (Informal & Underground Economics)
• NEP-LAB-2013-01-07 (Labour Economics)
• NEP-LMA-2013-01-07 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, & Wages)
• NEP-LTV-2013-01-07 (Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty)

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