EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET

With more than 400 nuclear power plants around the globe, recent experiences at Fukushima Daiichi once again draw attention to nuclear radiation exposure. Looking at prior nuclear power plant accidents, especially at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, it is possible to make inferences regarding long...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:84ae01347d6c4933ba16d51d6854d59d2021-11-24T09:20:51ZEFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET2148-416310.9761/JASSS3416https://doaj.org/article/84ae01347d6c4933ba16d51d6854d59d2019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jasstudies.com/index.jsp?mod=tammetin&makaleadi=289528075_27-Dr.%20Hande%20BARLIN.pdf&key=27856https://doaj.org/toc/2148-4163With more than 400 nuclear power plants around the globe, recent experiences at Fukushima Daiichi once again draw attention to nuclear radiation exposure. Looking at prior nuclear power plant accidents, especially at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, it is possible to make inferences regarding long term consequences of nuclear radiation exposure and respond to such incidences more effectively. Despite wide range of analysis regarding health and environment-related consequences, there is limited research on socioeconomic outcomes, especially on the labor market. Following previous literature on "fetal origins hypothesis", the study attempts to make contribution to literature on Chernobyl's socioeconomic consequences by analyzing income outcomes of the Turkish people who were in utero during the fallout of the accident. The study finds that those who were between 8 and 25 weeks gestational age during the fallout are likely to earn less. In addition, they are not likely to report good health.Hande BARLINMurat Anıl MERCANFırat Universityarticlelabor marketincomeexternal shockdisasterSocial SciencesHSocial sciences (General)H1-99DEENFRTRJournal of Academic Social Science Studies , Vol 9, Iss 45, Pp 361-368 (2019)
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income
external shock
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Hande BARLIN
Murat Anıl MERCAN
EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET
description With more than 400 nuclear power plants around the globe, recent experiences at Fukushima Daiichi once again draw attention to nuclear radiation exposure. Looking at prior nuclear power plant accidents, especially at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, it is possible to make inferences regarding long term consequences of nuclear radiation exposure and respond to such incidences more effectively. Despite wide range of analysis regarding health and environment-related consequences, there is limited research on socioeconomic outcomes, especially on the labor market. Following previous literature on "fetal origins hypothesis", the study attempts to make contribution to literature on Chernobyl's socioeconomic consequences by analyzing income outcomes of the Turkish people who were in utero during the fallout of the accident. The study finds that those who were between 8 and 25 weeks gestational age during the fallout are likely to earn less. In addition, they are not likely to report good health.
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title EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET
title_short EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET
title_full EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET
title_fullStr EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET
title_full_unstemmed EFFECTS OF CHERNOBYL FALLOUT ON THE TURKISH LABOR MARKET
title_sort effects of chernobyl fallout on the turkish labor market
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