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    The effects of social security systems on macroeconomic performance: a cross-sectional analysis
    (1999) Erdem, F. Senem
    Developments in demographic factors affect the magnitude of several Social Security attributes, and have recently lead many countries to reform their systems. The most marked one of such reforms is the transition from Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) based systems to funded systems. This thesis discusses the effects of social security systems on a country’s macroeconomic performance by means of a cross-sectional study. It examines five main macroeconomic indicators: GDP growth rate, budget deficit, private saving rate, unemployment and inflation. It does so by using both their main macroeconomic determinants and the relevant social security attributes, such as dependency ratio, social security deficit, retirement ages, contribution rates, and public spending on social security. Our main conclusion is that many social security attributes significantly affect macroeconomic indicators.
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    Sectoral informality in Turkey
    (2010) Dalgıç, Yasin
    This thesis evaluates the sectoral based probability of informal employment and its possible determinants. By decomposing the effects of workers’ characteristics and sectoral features on probability of informal employment, new measures of informality degrees of sectors are calculated. These new informality measures provide an easy and understandable interpretation and comparison across sectors. These new measures suggest that people who work in agriculture (includes agriculture, forestry and fishing) and construction sectors are more likely to be employed informally, while financial (financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities) and mining (mining and quarrying) sectors are relatively more formal in terms of employment. Additionally, among the determinants of differences in the probability of informal employment, the share of male workers and the amount of sectoral credits over GDP are found to be significant.