Convergence Across Industries and Provinces in Turkey

Year 2018, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 1 - 32, 31.12.2018

Alpay Filiztekin

Abstract

This paper investigates convergence across Turkish provinces between 1975 and 1995. The evidence shows that convergence across Turkish provinces is conditional unlike the absolute convergence pattern found for the regions within the developed nations. Using a fixed effect model it has been shown that estimated steady states differ significantly and the major determinant of the position of the steady states is the initial condition. The paper also investigates the sources of convergence by examining sectoral convergence pattern. It is found that productivity levels and productivity growth vary across sectors and across provinces. Changes in sectoral employment contribute significantly both to productivity growth and convergence at the aggregate level.

Keywords

Economic growth, regional convergence, industry composition

Thanks

This study has been disseminated in Koç University Working Paper Series in 1999 which is one of the most cited paper in its field. The editor thanks to Prof. Filiztekin for permitting to reprint his study in Ekonomi-tek.

Türkiye’de Sanayi ve İller Arasında Yakınsama

Abstract

Bu çalışma 1975 ve 1995 arasında Türk illeri arasında yakınsamayı inceliyor. Gelişmiş ülkelerde elde edilen bölgelerin koşulsuz yakınsaması kalıbının tersine bulgular Türkiye’deki iller arasındaki yakınsamanın koşullu olduğunu gösteriyor. Sabit etki modeli kullanarak tahmin edilen durağan dengenin anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı ve durağan denge yerinin temel belirleyicinin başlangıç koşulları olduğu gösteriliyor. Makale aynı zamanda sektörel yakınsama kalıbını da sorgulayarak yakınsamanın kaynaklarını inceliyor. Verimlilik düzeyi ve verimlilik büyümesinin sektörler ve böğeler arasında değiştiği sonucuna ulaşıyor. Sektörel istihdam büyümesi, verimlilik büyümesi ve toplulaştırılmış düzeyde yakınsamaya anlamlı bir katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Ekonomik büyüme, bölgesel yakınsama, sanayi bileşimi

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