Analysis of income distribution and determinants; TRA1 sub-region sample

In this study, the income distribution which is assessed as a social and economic phenomenon and has been discussed as topic more frequently in researches together with increasing economic welfare seeking was examined, and the income distribution determinants of TRA1 sub-region (Erzurum-Erzincan-Bayburt) was tried to be identified. The income, income distribution and income distribution theories and their criteria constitute the conceptual infrastructure of the study. Additionally, the course of income distribution in Turkey and its current state were addressed in detail. It was focused on the individual factors determining the distribution with reference to the theory of individual income distribution in defining the determinants of income distribution. The cross-section micro data set of the Household Income and Living Conditions Survey made by TURKSTAT in 2016 was used in the analysis of the income distribution determinants of the TRA1 sub-region. The variables which were put forth with the theoretical basis and economic prediction were estimated by the generalized ordered logit model. According to the results of the study; it was found statistically significant relationships between the annual income of the people living in TRA1 sub-region and the variables of occupation, education level, age, gender and marital status.