TY  - JOUR
T1  - THE ROLE OF REGIONAL INCOME INEQUALITY IN CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION: A CASE OF TURKEY
TT  - Bölgesel Gelir Eşitsizliğinin Gösterişçi Tüketim Harcamaları Üzerindeki Rolü: Türkiye Örneği
AU  - Tekin, İpek
AU  - Akar, Başak Gül
PY  - 2020
DA  - May
Y2  - 2020
JF  - Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi
JO  - ESAD
PB  - Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1306-2174
SP  - 27
EP  - 40
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - Veblen effect of consumption might be said to be still valid in the 21stcentury and associated with an increase in inequality, individuals might try tomaintain consumption expenditures disproportionate to an increase in theirincome. Similarly, Relative Income Hypothesis points to conspicuous consumptionby assuming consumption expenditures of individuals not only depending on theirown income level but also on income and consumption level of status group theypertain to. The purpose of this study is to analyze the possible linkagebetween income inequality and conspicuous consumption on economic perspective. The relationship between the share ofconspicuous consumption items in total expenditures and Gini coefficient isinvestigated in Turkey by regions via panel ordinary least squares estimators.In this context 2006-2014 annual period is considered. According toresults, the effect of inequality on conspicuous consumption is generallypositive. Another finding is that the income share of higher quintiles orderedby equalized household disposable income has a significant effect onconspicuous consumption of lower quintiles.
KW  - Veblen effect
KW  - conspicuous consumption
KW  - income inequality
KW  - panel data
KW  - Turkey
N2  - Veblenci tüketim yapısının 21. yüzyılda da geçerliolduğu söylenebilmekte, eşitsizlik artışıyla birlikte bireyler gelirlerindekiartışla orantısız bir tüketim harcaması düzeyini sürdürebilmektedir. Benzerşekilde Nispi Gelir Hipotezi de, bireylerin tüketim harcamalarının kendi gelirdüzeylerinin yanında içinde bulundukları sosyal statü gruplarının gelir vetüketim düzeylerine bağlı olduğunu kabul ederek gösterişçi tüketime işaretetmektedir. Bu çalışmada amacımız Türkiye'de gelir eşitsizliği ve gösterişçitüketim arasındaki olası bağlantının yönünü iktisadi perspektiften elealmaktır. Çalışmada Gini katsayısı ileseçili gösterişçi tüketim harcama kalemlerinin toplam harcamalar içindeki payıarasındaki ilişki Türkiye'de bölgesel düzeyde panel en küçük karelertahmincileri aracılığıyla konmaya çalışılmaktadır. Analiz kapsamında 2006-2014periyodu esas alınmaktadır. Bulgular, eşitsizliğin gösterişçi tüketimharcamalarını genel olarak pozitif etkilediğini ortaya koymaktadır. Eşdeğerhanehalkı kullanılabilir fert gelirine göre sıralı gruplardan yüksek grupta yeralanların tüketimlerinin düşük grupların tüketim harcamaları üzerinde etkiliolduğu da elde edilen başka bir bulgudur.
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