FINANCIAL RESILIENCE IN THE POST-COVID-19 PERIOD: EVIDENCE FROM THE WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION OF TÜRKİYE

Abstract

Financial resilience has become the subject of intense theoretical and empirical research, particularly following the shock of the pandemic. This study aims to examine the financial resilience of the Western Black Sea provinces in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, addressing the topic from a regional perspective. To this end, 9 provinces in the Western Black Sea Region were selected as comparison units and 8 variable evaluation criteria were considered. Firstly, the evaluation criteria weights were determined using the MEREC method. Secondly, the annual financial resilience rankings of the provinces were obtained using the WASPAS method. According to the analysis results, it was determined that Çorum province ranked first and Karabük province ranked second in the period following the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, it has been observed that the overall ranking of the provinces did not change significantly during the analysis period.

Keywords

• Financial Resilience
• MEREC
• WASPAS
• Western Black Sea Region

COVID-19 SONRASI DÖNEMDE FİNANSAL DİRENÇLİLİK: TÜRKİYE’DE BATI KARADENİZ BÖLGESİ İÇİN BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Abstract

Finansal dirençlilik, özellikle pandemide yaşanan şokun ardından, farklı yönleriyle teorik ve ampirik olarak yoğun biçimde araştırılan bir konu haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, konu bölgesel perspektiften ele alınarak COVID-19 pandemi sonrası dönemde Batı Karadeniz illerinin finansal dirençlilik yönünden incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, Batı Karadeniz Bölgesinde yer alan 9 il karşılaştırma birimleri olarak belirlenmiş ve 8 adet değişken değerlendirme kriteri dikkate alınmıştır. Çalışmada önce MEREC yöntemi kullanılarak değerlendirme kriterlerinin önem düzeyleri tespit edilmiş, ardından WASPAS metodu aracılığıyla yıllık bazda illerin finansal dirençlilik sıralamaları elde edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; COVID-19 pandemisinden sonraki dönemde Çorum ilinin birinci sırada, Karabük ilinin ise ikinci sırada yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, analiz döneminde genel olarak iller sıralamasının fazla değişmediği gözlemlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Finansal dirençlilik (dayanıklılık)
• MEREC
• WASPAS
• Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi

Supporting Institution

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