Ankara : The Department of Economics, Bilkent University, 2009.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2009.Includes bibliographical references leaves 103-104.This thesis includes two different studies. In the first chapter, we examine how
socioeconomic factors affect the probability of being discouraged for the
individuals who do not have a regular job. We find that the factors such as gender,
age, marital status, education level, previous work experience, living in urban or
rural areas, and Gross Domestic Product per capita level of the region that the
individual lives have significant impact on the decision of the individual for
leaving the labor force or not. Moreover, the reason of unemployment and the
duration of unemployment of the individual who has previous work experience
also affect this decision significantly. In the second chapter, we examine the
dominance of Added Worker Effect for Turkey. We show that Added Worker
Effect is significantly dominant over Discouraged Worker Effect. We also find
that, in Turkey, motherhood is an obstacle for married women to participate in
labor force. Finally, we conclude that Added Worker Effect is not a completely
consequence of the economic crisis in Turkey. Both the income loss of the household head and the risk that household leader may loose his job drive married
women into labor force more and cause them to work for more hours.Karaoğlan, Hanife DenizM.S
