Reflections of Skilled and Unskilled Labor on the Tourism Sector: Panel Data Analysis in Developing and Middle-Income Countries: Tourism

Ilker Öztürk; Utku Altunöz; Emre Tankuş

doi:10.18226/21789061.v17ip026002

Autores/as

Ilker Öztürk Sivas Cumhuriyet University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-2337
Utku Altunöz Sinop University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-3108
Emre Tankuş Kastamonu University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6011-5617

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v17ip026002

Palabras clave:

Tourism

Resumen

Bu araştırma, gelişmekte olan ve orta gelirli ülkelerde vasıflı ve vasıfsız işgücünün turizm sektörü üzerindeki nüanslı etkisini kapsamlı bir panel veri analizi yoluyla araştırmaktadır. Ekonomik büyümenin itici gücü olarak turizm endüstrisinin önemini kabul eden çalışma, özellikle vasıflı ve vasıfsız işgücü bileşiminin sektörün dinamiklerine nasıl katkıda bulunduğunu ayırt etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma metodolojisi panel veri analizine dayanmaktadır. Bu, belirli bir süre boyunca bir dizi ülkeden veri toplamayı ve analiz etmeyi içerir. Bu yaklaşım, farklı ülkelerdeki turizm sektörünün farklı yönlerini karşılaştırmak ve analiz etmek için güçlü bir araç sağlar. Analiz, istihdam seviyeleri, üretkenlik ve ekonomik performans gibi temel değişkenleri vurgulamaktadır. Analiz, turizm sektöründeki istihdam düzeyleri, üretkenlik ve ekonomik performans gibi temel değişkenlere odaklanmaktadır. Çalışma, ileri ekonometrik teknikler kullanarak, vasıflı ve vasıfsız işgücünün sektörün genel başarısına farklı katkılarını çözmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu araştırmanın bulgularının politika yapıcılar, sektör paydaşları ve akademisyenler için değerli bilgiler sağlayacağını tahmin ediyoruz. Vasıflı ve vasıfsız işgücünün turizm sektörü üzerindeki farklı etkilerini anlamak, seçilen ülkelerde işgücü bileşimini optimize etmeyi, üretkenliği artırmayı ve sürdürülebilir ekonomik kalkınmayı teşvik etmeyi amaçlayan hedefli müdahaleleri ve stratejik girişimleri bilgilendirebilir. Bu bilgiler, belirli ülkelerin turizm endüstrisinde daha etkili politikalar geliştirmesini ve sektör için daha sağlam bir temel oluşturmasını sağlayabilir.

Biografía del autor/a

Ilker Öztürk, Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Asst. Prof. Dr., Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Cumhuriyet Social Sciences Vocational School, Sivas, Türkiye. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-2337. E-mail: ilker5885@gmail.com.

Utku Altunöz, Sinop University

Prof. Dr., Sinop University, Gerze Vocational School, Sinop, Türkiye. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-3108. E-mail: utkual@hotmail.com.

Emre Tankuş, Kastamonu University

PhD (c), Kastamonu University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management, Kastamonu, Türkiye. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6011-5617. E-mail: emretankus81@gmail.com.

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