Social Networks, Female Unemployment, and the Urban-Rural Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Tree-Based Machine Learning Algorithms

Mehmet Güney CELBİŞ

doi:https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.04.04

Article Details

Social Networks, Female Unemployment, and the Urban-Rural Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Tree-Based Machine Learning Algorithms

Authors:

Mehmet Güney CELBİŞ

Publisher:

Sosyoekonomi Society

Main Topics:

Economics and Finance

Journal:

Sosyoekonomi 2021 Vol.29 Issue 50, pp.73-93

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000622362

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

1305-5577

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.04.04

Abstract:

 

This study takes a novel, algorithmic approach for understanding the underlying mechanisms related to the employment status of individuals. Using the data from the most recent survey of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) on Turkey, the present study examines how social connectivity and location play a role in the prediction of employment status through the use of two tree-based modern machine learning techniques, namely random forest, and extreme gradient boosting. We obtain a wide array of observations, with gender being the most prominent finding when periphery and rural locations are considered.

 

Bu çalışma kişi bazında işsizlik durumlarının nedenlerini anlamak amacıyla yeni ve algoritmik bir yaklaşım getirmektedir. Uluslararası Sosyal Anket Programı’nın (International Social Survey Programme, ISSP) Türkiye üzerine olan en güncel verilerini kullanarak kişilerin sosyal bağlantılarının ve bulundukları lokasyonların işsizlik statülerini tahmin etmede oynadıkları roller iki farklı modern makine öğrenmesi tekniği ile irdelenmektedir. Bu teknikler rassal orman ve ekstrem gradyan artırma modelleridir. Çalışmanın bulgularından yola çıkarak kırsal ve çevre bölgeler özelinde cinsiyet faktörünün rolünün en önde gözüktüğü bir dizi gözlem yapılmaktadır.

Article Details

Social Networks, Female Unemployment, and the Urban-Rural Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Tree-Based Machine Learning Algorithms

Authors: Mehmet Güney CELBİŞ

Publisher: Sosyoekonomi Society

Main Topics: Economics and Finance

Journal: Sosyoekonomi 2021 Vol.29 Issue 50, pp.73-93

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000622362

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 1305-5577

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.04.04

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Authors:

Mehmet Güney CELBİŞ

Publisher:

Sosyoekonomi Society

Main Topics:

Economics and Finance

Journal:

Sosyoekonomi 2021 Vol.29 Issue 50, pp.73-93

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000622362

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

1305-5577

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.04.04