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Objectives The objective was to explore progress of equity in the utilization of maternal health ... more Objectives The objective was to explore progress of
equity in the utilization of maternal health care services in
developing countries since maternal care is a crucial factor
in reducing maternal mortality, which is targeted by the
Millennium Development Goal 5.
Methods A systematic review of quantitative studies was
done. PubMed Central, Web of Science, and Science Direct
databases were searched for peer-reviewed and Englishlanguage
articles published between 2005 and 2015.
Results Thirty-six articles were included in the review.
The results reveal the lack of equity in the utilization of
maternal health care in developing countries. Thirty-three
out of 36 studies found evidence supporting severe
inequities while three studies found evidence of equity or at
least improvement in terms of equity.
Conclusions Most of the literature devoted to utilization
of maternal health care generally provides information on
the level of maternal care used and ignore the equity
problem. Research in this area should focus not only on the
level of maternal care used but also on the most disadvantaged
segments of the population in terms of utilization
of maternal care in order to reach the set targets.

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı yığılmanın firma giriş ve çıkışı üzerindeki etkisini Türk imalat sanayi... more Bu çalışmanın temel amacı yığılmanın firma giriş ve çıkışı üzerindeki etkisini Türk imalat sanayisi için incelemektir. Bu doğrultuda Türk imalat sanayisi için 1995-2001 yıllarına ilişkin panel veri seti kullanılarak Ellison ve Glaeser yığılma endeksi hesaplanmıştır. Ellison ve Glaeser yığılma endeksi diğer standart değişkenlerle birlikte bağımsız değişken olarak kullanılmış ve firma giriş ve çıkışı üzerindeki etkisi ayrı ayrı incelenmiştir. Bu inceleme sırasında, bağımlı değişkenin kısıtlı olma durumu göz önünde bulundurulmuş ve giriş çıkış denklemleri Tobit modeli kullanılarak tahmin edilmiştir. Çalışmanın bulguları Türk imalat sanayisi için yığılmanın bir giriş engeli ve çıkış özendiricisi olarak görülebileceğine işaret etmektedir. Dolayısıyla, Türk imalat sanayisi için firma hareketliliği üzerinde bölgesel etkilerin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve önemli faktörler olduğunu söylemek mümkündür.

This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the a... more This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier's archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights

The purpose of this study is to investigate the skill biased technological change (SBTC) hypothes... more The purpose of this study is to investigate the skill biased technological change (SBTC) hypothesis using 1985-2001 data from Turkish manufacturing industries. The role of market structure in this process will also be explored. Market structure will be proxied by concentration ratios in industries. This paper contributes to the literature in two different ways. Firstly, this is the first study to empirically test SBTC hypothesis for Turkey. Secondly, and more important is to incorporate market structure into the investigation of the SBTC hypothesis. The results from this study are as follows: (i) wage differentials have a positive and significant effect on productivity; (ii) this effect does not differ importantly between low and high concentration ratios. Öz Bu çalışmanın amacı, beceri yanlı teknolojij gelişme hipotezini (BYTG) ve piyasa yapısının bu süreçteki rolünü Türk imalat sanayiinden derlenen veriler ile 1985-2001 dönemi için incelemektir. Piyasa yapısını temsilen endüstri yoğunlaşma oranları kullanılmıştır. Çalışma literature iki açıdan katkı sağlamaktadır. İl-kin, BYTG hipotezi ilk defa Türkiye için test edilmek-tedir. İkincisi ve daha önemlisi BYTG hipotezi piyasa yapısı göz önünde bulundurularak ilk kez incelenmek-tedir. Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar (i) ücret eşit-sizliğinin verimlilik üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı etkisi olduğunu göstermektedir; (ii) bu etki düşük ve yüksek yoğunlaşma oranına sahip endüstriler için önemli oranda farklılaşmamaktadır.

Özet: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'de kadın istihdamının genel durumuna, ana özellik-lerine ve diğ... more Özet: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'de kadın istihdamının genel durumuna, ana özellik-lerine ve diğer ülkelerle kıyaslandığında farklılıklarına dikkat çekmektir. Ayrıca çalış-ma, kadın istihdamı önündeki engeller ve bunların çözüm yollarını hem teorik hem de ampirik olarak ortaya koyabilmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla çalışmada, kadınların işgücüne katılımı 2002-2008 Hane halkı Bütçe Anketleri kullanılarak standart probit modeli ile tahmin edilmiştir ve bulunan sonuçlar teorik olarak sunulan engellerle tutar-lılık göstermektedir. Buna göre eğitim, medeni durum, ekonomik kaynaklar, toplumsal cinsiyet algısı ve yerleşim yeri kadınların işgücüne katılımını belirleyen faktörlerdir. Bu faktörler arasında eğitim, özellikle kentsel bölgelerde yaşayan kadınların işgücüne katı-lımı üzerinde etkili olan en önemli değişkendir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kadın emeği, eğitim, toplumsal cinsiyet algısı, medeni durum, pro-bit modeli. Abstract: The aim of this study is to draw attention to the general overview of women employment in Turkey, its main characteristics and its differences compared to the other countries. Furthermore, this study aims to present the barriers to the labor force participation of women and solution suggestions both theoretically and empirically. To this end, the labor force participation of women has been estimated using the Household Budget Surveys for the period of 2002-2008 via a standard probit model, and the results have been found consistent with the barriers presented theoretically. According to the main findings, education, marital status, economic resources, gender perception in society , and the location of residence are the most important factors affecting the labor force participation of women. Among these factors, education has been found the major factor for the labor force participation especially for women living in the urban areas.

The link between productivity and agglomeration is important to answer the question 'Do firms ben... more The link between productivity and agglomeration is important to answer the question 'Do firms benefit from agglomeration?' This study aims to investigate such link using proper proxies and econometric methods. This study employs the Ellison and Glaeser index and Total Factor Productivity to represent agglomeration economies and productivity levels in Turkish manufacturing industries, using 1980-2001 panel data. TFP is measured using SFA and then regressed along agglomeration and other control variables using a dynamic system GMM estimation method. This estimation method allows to account for the dynamic nature of TFP and also the possible endogeneitiy between productivity and agglomeration. The results indicate that Turkish manufacturing industries stand as an example to negative externalities.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature of patenting activity in the context of Tu... more The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature of patenting activity in the context of Turkish manufacturing industry. The literature tells us that many variables can be used while investigating patenting or innovative activity. The dependent variable chosen for this study is the number of patent applications per year. Since the dependent variable is a non-negative integer, count data methodology is employed in order to capture the non-linear nature of the data. A conditional fixed effects Poisson panel regression has been estimated for Turkish manufacturing industry for the 2003-2008 period. The results indicate that the evidence from Turkish manufacturing industries support the Schumpeterian theory. Furthermore, R&D expenditures and R&D personnel intensity are important drivers of patenting activities. This study encompasses the traditional point of view towards innovative activity; however manages to take this view one step further in terms of the econometric technique used.

. After examining the results from the index, the E-G index is decomposed to its components in or... more . After examining the results from the index, the E-G index is decomposed to its components in order to identify any similarities or patterns between different types of industries and also to understand the main factor behind the change in agglomeration patterns over time.

Sports, sports injuries and sports medicine are among the modern world's exciting topics. These t... more Sports, sports injuries and sports medicine are among the modern world's exciting topics. These topics are investigated in many areas, such as medicine, physiology, chemistry, pharmacology, sociology and economics. In the modern day economy, sports are now seen as an industry. Professional teams are profit-maximizing firms which are also active on the stock markets. Team sports can now be searched using classical microeconomic tools. The sports industry can be diversified into two main branches--the sports goods industry which is a segmented/innovative market and sports services. Sports services can be further divided into two branches, attending and watching. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of sports injuries and their economic costs. In this context, this study is concerned with the attending rather than the watching branch of the sports industry. Attending sports activities as an amateur or professional or solely for exercise is simply a matter of choice that an individual faces during some point in her/his life. An individual must first decide whether or not to attend sporting activities and then decide how much of her/his time she/he will devote to sporting activities. However, increased participation in sport activities should consider the probability of sports injuries, the economic costs of these injuries as well as the strategies to prevent these injuries. Sağlık üzerindeki olumlu faydalarına rağmen, spor yaralanmaları ve yaralanma korkusu spor aktivitelerine katılım önündeki önemli engeller arasındadır. Spor yaralanmalarının sıklığı, yaygınlığı ve türü hem yaş grupları hem de cinsiyetler arasında farklılık göstermektedir. Spor yaralanmalarının bu farklı yönlerini araştırmak bu düzeyde detaylı veri bulunmadığı için genellikle zordur. Bu çalışma, barındırdığı doğrudan ve dolaylı maliyetler nedeniyle spor yaralanmalarının önemli ekonomik yük olarak görülebileceğini öne sürmektedir. Bu nedenle, spor yaralanmalarının önüne geçilebilmesi için güçlü ve etkili yöntemlere gereksinim vardır. Ayrıca spor hekimliği özellikle son yıllarda oldukça dikkat çekmektedir. Bu yazıda spor yaralanmalarının önemi, bu yaralanmaların ekonomik maliyeti ve yanı sıra spor hekimliğinin spor yaralanmalarını engellemek için kullanılan bir yöntem olarak rolü tartışıldı.

This paper aims to examine the main determinants of entry and exit rates in Turkish manufacturing... more This paper aims to examine the main determinants of entry and exit rates in Turkish manufacturing industries by estimating a Tobit model. With this aim 4-digit data on Turkish manufacturing industries are used covering a 7 year period of 1995-2001. Different from most of other studies in the existing literature, in addition to micro variables macro variables are also included in the study. The results reveal that macroeconomic structure and policies play a crucial role on firms' entry and exit decisions in Turkish manufacturing industries.