Özet:

Qualification and/or skill mismatch between the labor supply and demand brings up the state of not to search jobs for those who don’t believe there are no jobs matching their qualifications. The presence of those who don’t search for jobs because of the qualification mismatch which constitutes almost half of the discouraged workers in the Turkish labor market is also a cause of a substantial inefficiency issue of the allocation of the resources. A permanent disengagement of this group from the labor force constitutes a risk for the labor market and the whole economy as well. This paper aims to reveal the relationship between not seeking a job due to the qualification mismatch and the socioeconomic factors of the individual as well as of the household. The relationship is analyzed with a logistic regression using TÜİK Household Budget Survey microdata for the period 2005-2017 which involves information about the household’s disposable income level. The results show that an individual’s age, being under health insurance coverage, the number of children in the household, and the level of average per-capita disposable annual real income in the household is associated with a higher probability of not seeking jobs due to labor qualification mismatch. Besides, being a female, being married and higher education is associated with a lower probability.

Anahtar Kelimeler: