Book Chapters

Ali A. and Alpaslan, B. (2018). Pro-Industry Policies, Sustainability and Industrial Growth. In Yulek M. (eds) Industrial Policy and Sustainable Growth. Sustainable Development, Springer, Singapore.

Abstract: This study examines how pro-industry policies and environmental sustainability relate to industrial growth in countries with varying environmental records using a large panel dataset on 104 developing and developed countries over the period 2002–2012. Employing both the conditional and unconditional quantile regression estimators as well as the fixed effects panel estimator, the study finds that pro-industry policies in the form of improved legal and property rights, favorable trade, and business environments are associated with higher industrial growth and development. In line with the so-called Porter hypothesis, the findings indicate that a high environmental performance is indeed consistent with industrial development. In addition, the results show that pro-industry policies and environmental sustainability are substitutes rather than complements in their effect on industry. The study identifies some important policy measures which policymakers could undertake to make the two complementary in their effect on industrial growth.

The chapter can be downloaded from the following link: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-10-5741-0_8

Akdemir, T., Alpaslan, B., and Kiral H. (2020). Revisiting Conditional Cash Transfers: General Overview and Its Implementation in Turkey. In Kiral H., Akdemir T. (eds) Public Financial Management Reforms in Turkey: Progress and Challenges, Volume 1. Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application, Springer, Singapore.

Abstract: We first provide a general overview of conditional cash transfers and then review in detail the available information on conditional cash transfers for education and conditional health benefits in Turkey. The program was primarily initiated to alleviate the effects of the Turkish 2000-2001 banking crisis on the poor. In addition, it was aimed at increasing the enrolment rate and duration of schooling for children living in a low-income family as well as ensuring that women during and after pregnancy, and children after birth benefit from basic healthcare and nutrition services. In fact, according to our study, Turkey has overall made significant progress in both health outcomes and access to education at all levels, and this observed improvement in education and health could be attributed to the implementation of conditional cash transfers. However, although the descriptive statistics suggest that there has been a gradual increase in the number of beneficiaries for both conditional cash transfers for education and conditional health benefits over a 16-year period (2003-2018), the total amount of resources allocated to conditional cash transfers in other social protection programs is still limited.

The chapter can be downloaded from the following link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-1914-7_7

Alpaslan, B., Kayaoglu, A., Meckl, J., Naval, J., Vanore, M., and Ziesemer, T. H. W. (2021). Economic Effects of Remittances on Migrants' Country of Origin. In Kourtit K., Newbold B., Nijkamp P., Partridge M. (eds) The Economic Geography of Cross-Border Migration, Springer, Cham.

Abstract: The potential development impacts of migrant remittances have been subject of extensive theoretical and empirical explorations. This chapter reviews the economic effects of remittances on migrants’ countries of origin, focusing specifically on how the receipts of remittances shape norms, consumption, investment and inequality at the household level, and how these household-level impacts shape country-level outcomes. The reviewed literature suggests that the effects of remittances on economic outcomes are context specific and shaped by heterogeneity of migrants, their motivations to migrate, and the development status and institutional settings in their countries of origin. The review of household-level studies nevertheless identifies overall positive effects of remittances on consumption more generally, and on durable goods specifically for the not-too-poor households; they also demonstrate positive effects on households' agricultural production, household expenditures on education and physical capital investment, and entrepreneurial activities. Much in line with the findings from household studies, the macroeconomic studies demonstrate generally positive effects of remittances on poverty reduction, living standards, health and education expenditures, and improving institutions. Both household and macro-level studies suggest mixed results related to the impact of remittances on inequality, however, and macro studies demonstrate particularly mixed and even negative direct effects of remittances on economic growth.

This can be downloaded from the following link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-48291-6_20

Aydinbakar, A., Akcapar, S. K., and Alpaslan, B. (2022). The Effect of a First-Born Child’s Gender on Domestic Violence against Women: Evidence from Turkey. In: Baikady R., Sajid S., Przeperski J., Nadesan V., Rezaul I., Gao J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Abstract: Domestic violence is a prevalent and persisting social problem that is still the case in many developed and developing countries alike, including Turkey. Drawing up theoretical and public discussions at the intersection of family issues, masculinity, and violence against women, this book chapter discusses the effect of a first-born child's gender on domestic violence against women between married couples in Turkey. In other words, by adopting a unique approach to this social problem, this chapter aims to address to what extent having a daughter as the first child can account for a father's violent behavior against a mother. To this end, a probit regression model is estimated using the only available national data on domestic violence against women covering two years: 2008 and 2014 provided by the Institute of Population Studies, Hacettepe University. Although this study produces mixed empirical results, the findings suggest that fathers who have a daughter as the first-born child are less likely to use economic and physical violence against their spouse. This chapter not only raises awareness in the country about domestic violence against women but also provides gender-sensitive social policy recommendations by opening up a new discussion on the topic.

This can be downloaded from the following link: https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-68127-2_222-1