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Derya Zayim

@deryazayim.bsky.social

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ITU Economics, Research on Labour Economics, Education Economics and Gender

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

For full article access: doi.org/10.1108/IJSE...

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School starting age and mothers’ labour supply: causal evidence from the 2012 education reform in Turkey | Emerald Insight

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

📌Policy implications: To boost female labor force participation, subsidies must account for informal care markets and cultural barriers. Addressing these factors is crucial in contexts like Turkey.

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🌍 Compared to studies in developed countries, where childcare subsidies often boost maternal employment, the Turkish context differs. Here, informal childcare markets and cultural dynamics play a stronger role.

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🤔 Why no significant response? The study highlights several factors: 1️⃣ Extensive informal childcare arrangements in Turkey (e.g., grandmothers' support). 2️⃣ Cultural norms emphasizing women’s caregiving roles. 3️⃣ ⁠Potential crowding out of private childcare options.

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🔍 Key findings: 1️⃣ For married mothers, the reform had no significant effect on labor supply. 2️⃣ For single mothers, while the effects were positive, they were statistically insignificant—possibly due to small sample sizes.

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

⚙️ Using the Difference-in-Differences (DiD) methodology and data from Turkey’s Household Labour Force Surveys (2011–2014), we examined the causal impact of this reform on maternal employment.

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

📚 The reform can be viewed as an indirect childcare subsidy, allowing children as young as 60 months to enroll in primary school. While the policy did not explicitly aim to reduce mothers’ caregiving burden, it may have a potential labor supply effect on mothers.

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Derya Zayim @deryazayim.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

📢 New Article Alert! How does changing the school starting age impact mothers' labor supply? Our study, co-authored with @aysegulkayaoglu.bsky.social explores the labor market consequences of Turkey's 2012 education reform, which lowered the school starting age. Thread 👇

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