TESTING FOR VALIDITY OF UNEMPLOYMENT HYSTERESIS OR NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HYPOTHESIS

In this study, we investigated that validity of unemployment hysteresis using quarterly datas between 2000-2013 for Turkey. Unemployment series that has unit root prove existence unemployment hysteresis and the series which stationary at level also prove assumption of natural rate of unemployment. Thus, we used Phillips-Perron, Augmented Dickey-Fuller, Kwiatkowski- Phillips-Schmidt-Shin and structural break Lee-Strazicich unit root tests. As a result of this, the shocks that have impacts on unemployment in examined time period occurs permanent effects. In other words this demonstrates the validity of unemployment hysteresis for Turkey.