In this study, we use rich survey data to understand the determinants of labor market success across refugees of different ethnicities in Turkey. In particular, we examine individual personality traits and integration barriers by considering metrics of refugees’ proximity to Turkey based on their home countries’ levels of cultural distance. Using microdata, we derive a refined index called ethnosizer scale to grasp the distance of minor ethnic identities in Istanbul to the dominant identity. Utilizing this parameter, we aim to analyze how the degree of commitment to the local society’s culture affects the economic welfare of refugees in Istanbul, in terms of their earnings, participation in labor markets and wage gap compared to the natives.

在这项研究中，我们使用丰富的调查数据来了解土耳其不同种族难民劳动力市场成功的决定因素。特别是，我们通过根据难民本国的文化距离水平来考虑难民与土耳其接近程度的指标，来检查个人的性格特征和融入障碍。使用微观数据，我们推导出了一个称为 ethnosizer 量表的精细指数，以掌握伊斯坦布尔的少数族裔身份与主要身份之间的距离。利用这个参数，我们旨在分析对当地社会文化的承诺程度如何影响伊斯坦布尔难民的经济福利，包括他们的收入、劳动力市场参与以及与当地人相比的工资差距。