  In this study, the evolutionary development of labor has been tried to be
revealed based on theoretical analysis. Using the example of gdp, which is an
indicator of social welfare, the economic value of the labor of housewives was
tried to be measured with an empirical modeling. To this end; first of all, the
concept of labor was questioned in orthodox (mainstream) economic theories;
then, by abstracting from the labor-employment relationship, it was examined
what effect the labor of unpaid housewives who are unemployed in the capitalist
system could have on gdp. In theoretical analysis; It has been determined that
the changing human profile moves away from rationality and creates limited
rationality and, accordingly, a heterogeneous individual profile. Women were
defined as the new example of heterogeneous individuals, as those who best fit
the definition of limited rational individuals because they prefer to be
housewives. In the empirical analysis of the study, housewife labor was taken
into account as the main variable. In the empirical analysis of the study; In
the case of Turkiye, using turkstat employment data and the atkinson inequality
scale; the impact of housewife labor on gdp was calculated. The results of the
theoretical and empirical analysis were evaluated in the context of
labor-employment independence.
