The Relationship between Productivity and Output in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry:Verdoorn Law

Öz

In this study, the relationship between output and productivity was tested for nine sub-sectors of Turkish manufacturing industry in the context of the static and the dynamic analysis for the period of 2005:01-2016:01. According to the results, Verdoorn law is valid only for the manufacture sector of tobacco products among nine sectors in Turkey

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Verdoorn Law, Kaldor Law, Productivity, Growth.

Türk İmalat Sanayinde Sektörler Bazında Verimlilik Çıktı İlişkisi: Verdoorn Yasası

Öz

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye imalat sanayisinin dokuz alt sektörü bazında, çıktı ile verimlilik arasındaki ilişki 2005:01-2016:01 dönemi itibariyle statik ve dinamik analiz çerçevesinde test edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, Türkiye’de dokuz sektörden sadece tütün ürünleri imalatı için Verdoorn yasası geçerlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Verdoorn Yasası,Kaldor Yasası,Verimlilik,Büyüme

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