Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımlar İstihdama Katkı Sağlar mı? Bağımsız Devletler Topluluğuna Yönelik Ampirik Yaklaşım

Abstract

Doğrudan yabancı yatırımların (DYY) istihdam üzerine özellikle dolaylı etkilerine yönelik ülke ve ülke grupları bazında var olan literatür, şimdiye kadar çelişkili sonuçlar ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, hâlihazırda dünyadaki diğer gelişmekte olan ülkelerle geçiş ekonomilerinde olduğu gibi hayati önemi olan ve daha önce çalışılmayan Bağımsız Devletler Topluluğu ülkeleri için DYY’nin istihdam üzerindeki etkilerini makro düzeyli perspektifle incelemektir. Bu bağlamda, 1995-2013 dönemi için dokuz BDT ülkesine ilişkin panel veri kullanarak, Pedroni’nin (1999, 2004) ve Kao’nun (1999) eş bütünleşme testlerini uygulayarak DYY ile istihdam arasındaki ilişkiyi irdeledik. Çalışmanın bulguları DYY ile istihdam arasında uzun dönemli pozitif ilişkinin varlığına işaret etmenin yanı sıra DYY’nin istihdam yaratıcı etkisinin sınırlı olduğunu da vurgulamaktadır. 

Keywords

• Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımlar,İstihdam,Bağımsız Devletler Topluluğu,Panel Eş bütünleşme Testleri

Does Foreign Direct Investments Contribute to Employment? Empirical Approach for The Commonwealth of Independent States

Abstract

The literature regarding the effect of foreign direct investments (FDI) on employment especially indirectly (e.g. wage level, skill based labor demand) for individual countries and country groups has revealed contradictory results so far. This paper aims to analyze the effect of FDI on employment by macro-level perspective for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) which has not been analyzed so far and has still vital importance for those countries like other transition economies and developing countries in the world. In this context, by utilizing the panel data of nine CIS countries over the period 1995- 2013, we explored the nexus between FDI and employment by performing Pedroni’s (1999, 2004) and Kao’s (1999) cointegration tests. Findings of the paper do indicate not only the existence of a long-run positive relationship between FDI and employment, but also the limited employment-generating effect of FDI.

Keywords

• Foreign Direct Investments,Employment,Commonwealth of Independent States,Panel Cointegration Tests

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