Duran, Hasan EnginElburz, ZeynepKourtit, KarimaNijkamp, Peter2023-07-272023-07-2720232379-29492379-2957https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2023.2197033https://hdl.handle.net/11147/13614Article; Early AccessAlmost all regional economic resilience studies measure resilience by referring to national time patterns of recessions. This study of region-specific patterns of resilience of 81 Turkish regions in the period 2009-20 and their underlying economic/demographic determinants in regions in Turkey shows that ignoring the different timings of regional and national economy recessions leads to misleading/biased results. The study shows first that provincial employment cycles are asynchronous. Second, the geographical pattern of resistance to the last 2018 economic crisis changes considerably when using province-specific rather than national turning points. Third, those provinces that are more open to trade, export- oriented, highly urbanised, and with a low level of human capital and entrepreneurial activities were more resistant to the recession.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessEconomic resilienceEconomic cyclestiming of economic crisesTurkish provincial economic developmentArticle2-s2.0-8516055633410.1080/23792949.2023.2197033