LATİN AMERİKA ÜLKELERİNDE CARİ İŞLEMLER DENGESİ SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİĞİNİN AMPİRİK ANALİZİ

Öz

Günümüzde cari işlemler dengesinin sürdürülebilirliği pek çok ülke için önemli bir iktisadi sorun teşkil etmektedir. Karar vericiler tarafından, cari işlemler dengesinin sürdürülebilirliği için ekonomi politikaları yoğun bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, seçilmiş Latin Amerika ülkeleri (Brezilya, Meksika, Şili, Arjantin, Uruguay, Kolombiya, Peru, Ekvator) 1996-2019 dönemi için cari işlemler dengesinin iktisadi açıdan sürdürülebilirliği ampirik olarak incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda Latin Amerika ülkeleri için cari işlemler dengesinin sürdürülebilir olduğu sonucunda ulaşılmıştır. Ülkelerin, cari işlemler dengesi açığı vermelerine karşın uygun ekonomi politikaları ile cari işlemler dengesi açığının sürdürülebilir bir patikada tutabilmeleri bu çalışmada gözlemlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cari İşlemler Dengesi
• Sürdürülebilirlik
• Latin Amerika Ülkeleri

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ACCOUNT SUSTAINABILITY IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

Abstract

Today, the sustainability of the current account balance poses an important economic problem for many countries. Economic policies are used intensively by decision makers for the sustainability of the current account balance. In this study, the economic sustainability of the current account balance for the 1996-2019 period in selected Latin American countries (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador) was empirically examined. As a result of the study, it is concluded that the current account balance is sustainable for Latin American countries. In this study, it is observed that countries can keep the current account deficit in a sustainable path with appropriate economic policies, despite the current account deficit.

Keywords

• Current Account Balance
• Sustainability
• Latin American Countries

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