Southwest as the New Internal Migration Destination in Turkey

30 Pages Posted: 3 Aug 2015

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Ali Akarca

University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics

Aysit Tansel

Middle East Technical University (METU) - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Economic Research Forum (ERF)

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Date Written: August 2, 2015

Abstract

Antalya and Muğla provinces located in southwestern Turkey have emerged as new magnets for internal migration in the country. Socio-economic, demographic and labor market characteristics of immigrants coming to these two provinces from various regions are studied to uncover the reasons fueling their moves. This is accomplished through an analysis of descriptive statistics, and an analysis of a gravity model estimated. Differences and similarities between immigrants coming to these two provinces and those going to other migrant magnets, between immigrants and natives in Antalya and Muğla, and among immigrants coming to the two provinces from various origins are noted. What distinguishes Antalya and Muğla from other migrant-drawing provinces is that they attract some retirees and university students as well and their immigrants participating in the labor force are attracted mainly by jobs created in the sectors related to tourism, either directly or indirectly, rather than industry. Immigrants from different origins exhibit different characteristics and tend to specialize in different types of jobs. However, as other migrant flows, those directed at Antalya and Muğla are affected by distance adversely and by unemployment differential, past migration and population size at origin, favorably.

Keywords: Internal migration, labor market, gravity model, Turkey, Antalya, Muğla

JEL Classification: J21, J61, R23

Suggested Citation

Akarca, Ali and Tansel, Aysit, Southwest as the New Internal Migration Destination in Turkey (August 2, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2638829 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2638829

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