Skill-Biased Technological Change and Job Polarization and Evidences from The Turkish Labor Market
Skill-Biased Technological Change and Job Polarization and Evidences from The Turkish Labor Market

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first is to present a historical perspective for the theoretical and conceptual change experienced in skill-biased technological change. The second is to test whether the job polarization hypothesis would be confirmed for Turkey. In this study, which is a qualitative analysis, using descriptive analysis method employment data obtained from ILOSTAT database between the years 1982-2019 for Turkey has been organized, categorized, summarized and interpreted. A cause-effect relationship has been established between the findings and comparisons have been made between the cases. In the descriptive analysis, it has been seen that Turkey has been experiencing a significant job polarization for the last two decades. After 2000, the share of high-skilled and low-skilled occupations in total employment has increased, and the share of medium-skilled occupations has decreased in Turkey. This situation is considered to be due to the technology is complementary for the high-skilled labor and the new job opportunities created by the growth of the service sector for the low-skilled.

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