Türkiye'de eğitim ve gelir eşitsizliği: Panel data üzerinden yeni bulgular

In this thesis, the education and income inequality in Turkey is analyzed, the education Gini coefficient is calculated in provincial level and the impact of education inequality on income inequality is examined by using static and dynamic panel data estimation methods in provincial level for the period between 2008 and 2013. The results of the analysis indicate that western regions of Turkey has more equal income and education distributions than eastern part of the country. Furthermore, the empirical part shows that there is a negative relationship between education and income inequalities which are measured by Gini coefficients. Key words: Income Inequality, Education Inequality, Panel Data Analysis JEL Codes: O15, I24, C33