DO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND LABOR STANDARDS AMELIORATE SYNCHRONOUSLY? ESTIMATION OF LABOR DEMAND ELASTICITY IN TURKEY1

The broad objective of this paper is to examine the challenges faced by the Turkish labor market in the aftermath of the so-called trade liberalization period, particularly questioning whether a prominent change in pattern can be observed in labor demand elasticity. In the study, labor demand elasticities in the export-ing and import-competing sectors are estimated based on research undertaken between the years 1984 to 2001. Thus, the study...