The Effect of Survivors’ Benefits on Poverty and Health Indicators of Women and Children in Single-Mother Households: A Turkish Case Study
Although there are publicly provided survivors’ benefits to the single-mother households in Turkey, only a single source of income categorize these households under low-income families. The aim of this project is to empirically analyze the effect of survivors’ benefits on poverty indicators of single-mother households in Turkey. It, also, investigates whether survivors’ benefits promote health status of women and children in these families. The study uses three different surveys: Cross-Sectional Income and Living Conditions Survey of Turkey -2006-2012, Panel Income and Living Conditions Survey of Turkey -2009-2012, and Cross Sectional Health Survey of Turkey -2010, 2012.
Oznur Ozdamar
Associate Professor of Economics and Head, Department of Econometrics, the Faculty of Economics, Adnan Menderes University
Eleftherios Giovanis
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of International Trade and Business, Izmir Bakircay University