The Effect of Export-Oriented Growth on Female Labor Market Outcomes in Turkey

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1375-1393

  Başlevent, Cem ^a   Onaran, Özlem ^b  

^a ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Export orientation; Female employment; Female labor force participation; Growth; Middle east; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 3242655741     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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