Relationship between renewable energy and employment in European countries and Turkey : A panel data analysis

In this thesis, the impacts of renewable energy consumption on employment in EU-15 countries and Turkey have been examined from 1991 to 2015. In the first part of the thesis, the definition and importance of renewable energy within the framework of sustainable development understanding have been explained. In addition, information on renewable energy types and current data on renewable energy have been expressed. The second section includes the definition of green jobs, the development process and the employment data created by the renewable energy sector. In the last part of the thesis, there is an empirical application section. This section involve a summary of the literature, information about the method used and the results of the analysis. According to the results of the study, which consists of 16 countries, the causal relationship from renewable energy consumption to employment has emerged only in Finland.