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Mapping the Educational Attainment in Turkey

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  • Alpay Filiztekin

    (Sabanci University, Department of Economics)

  • Burhan Can Karahasan

    (Piri Reis University, Department of Economics & Finance)

Abstract

This study demonstrates the distribution of educational attainment in Turkey based on district level data for 1990 and 2010. Focusing on the economically active working age population (25-64 age band) our results indicate that; even average years of schooling becomes spatially more alike, higher education levels witness an on-going divergence. Additionally our results indicate that different segments of the society realize different levels of improvement in education attainment. Female population and rural population are observed to be the most disadvantageous individuals. These results become even more remarkable once the spatial spill overs and the persistence of spatial heterogeneity is considered.

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  • Alpay Filiztekin & Burhan Can Karahasan, 2015. "Mapping the Educational Attainment in Turkey," EY International Congress on Economics II (EYC2015), November 5-6, 2015, Ankara, Turkey 285, Ekonomik Yaklasim Association.
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    1. Burhan Can Karahasan & Firat Bilgel, 2018. "Economic Geography, Growth Dynamics and Human Capital Accumulation in Turkey: Evidence from Regional and Micro Data," Working Papers 1233, Economic Research Forum, revised 10 Oct 2018.
    2. Burhan Can Karahasan & Fırat Bilgel, 2020. "Market access and regional dispersion of human capital accumulation in Turkey," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(3), pages 1073-1101, August.

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    Keywords

    Education; Spatial Distribution; Turkey;
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    JEL classification:

    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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