@article{article_1653605, title={ARE ECONOMIC FREEDOMS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR AFFECTING INCOME INEQUALITY? AN EMPIRICAL APPLICATION ON TURKISH ECONOMY}, journal={Yönetim ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi}, volume={23}, pages={90–104}, year={2025}, DOI={10.11611/yead.1653605}, author={Soyu Yıldırım, Esra}, keywords={Economic Freedoms, Income Inequality, Türkiye, ARDL}, abstract={The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between economic freedom and income inequality in Turkey for the period 1995-2021. For this purpose, ARDL and Granger causality tests were applied. As a result of the analysis, there is a cointegration relationship between economic freedom index, GDP per capita, inflation, trade openness and income inequality. According to the findings, while the economic freedom index is statistically insignificant in the long run, other variables are significant. Moreover, economic freedom and trade openness have a negative effect on income inequality, while GDP per capita and inflation have a positive effect on income inequality. According to the Granger causality result, there is a unidirectional causality relationship from economic freedom to income inequality. This suggests that economic freedoms in Turkey do not have a significant direct impact on income inequality and that the impact of economic freedoms on income distribution may be limited, at least in this period.}, number={2}, publisher={Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University}