Regional Income Inequality in Turkey

Alpay F�L�ZTEK�N¹, Murat Alp �EL�K²
¹Pennsylvania �niversitesi, Sanat ve Bilimler Fak�ltesi, Philadelphia, PA, ABD
²Sabanc� University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey

This paper investigates income inequality in Turkey from a regional perspective using the Turkish Institute of Statistics� Household Expenditure and Income Surveys conducted in 1994 and 2003. The average, median and standard deviation of income along Gini coefficients are calculated at the regional level after controlling for purchasing power, regional inflation rates and equivalence scales. The distribution of population based on income groups over regions is analyzed. Differentiating six different major income types, the analysis attempts to understand the relationship between income generating activities and income inequality in specific years and discusses how changing economic conditions are related to the evolution of each income type at regional level. Furthermore, the study investigates within and between income inequality using variance decomposition and Pyatt income inequality decomposition techniques.

Keywords: Income inequality; regional perspective.

T�rkiye�de B�lgesel Gelir E�itsizli�i T�rkiye�de B�lgesel Gelir E�itsizli�i

Alpay F�L�ZTEK�N¹, Murat Alp �EL�K²
¹Sabanc� �niversitesi, Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fak�ltesi, �stanbul, T�rkiye
²University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Bu ara�t�rmada T�rkiye �statistik Kurumu�nun 1994 ve 2003 Hane Halk� Gelir ve T�ketim Harcamalar� Anketleri verileri kullan�larak T�rkiye�deki gelir e�itsizli�inin yap�s� b�lgesel bir perspektifle ke�fedilmeye �al��lm��t�r. B�lge d�zeyinde, sat�n alma g�c� paritesi, enflasyon, ve e�de�erlik �l�e�i d�zeltmeleri yap�lm�� gelirler i�in ortalama, ortanca, standart sapma ve Gini katsay�lar� hesaplanm��t�r. T�rkiye�de farkl� gelir dilimlerine mensup olan n�fusun b�lgeler aras�nda nas�l bir da��l�m� oldu�u incelenmi�tir. Hanelerin gelirleri alt� ana gelir t�r�ne ayr��t�r�larak b�lgelerdeki paylar�, ve b�lgelerin T�rkiye geneline olan katk�lar� sunulmu�, 1994-2003 zaman diliminde di�er ekonomik parametrelerin de�i�imi ile nas�l bir etkile�im i�inde olduklar� tart��lm��t�r. E�itsizli�in b�lge i�i ve b�lgeler aras� belirleyicilerini anlamak i�in varyans ayr��t�rma analizi ve Pyatt e�itsizlik ayr��t�rma analizi teknikleri kullan�lm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Gelir e�itsizli�i; b�lgesel perspektif.

Alpay F�L�ZTEK�N, Murat Alp �EL�K. Regional Income Inequality in Turkey. Megaron. 2010; 5(3): 116-127

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