Research Article

Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries

Volume: 40 Number: 1 March 14, 2025
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Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries

Abstract

This paper seeks to investigate the effect of bank loans, economic growth, and exchange rate on imports over the period 1980–2020 for MIST countries (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, and Türkiye), using Common Correlated Effect Mean Group (CCEMG) and Augmented Mean Group (AMG) estimators. In addition, the causality linkage between the variables was examined through the Dumitrescu and Hurlin test. The findings showed that bank loans, economic growth, and the exchange rate have a positive and significant effect on imports for the whole panel. According to the AMG estimator, an increase in bank loans leads to an increase in imports, excluding Indonesia. Moreover, the causality test indicated that there is a unidirectional linkage from bank loans to imports. Besides, a bidirectional linkage between economic growth and imports was found.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Monetary-Banking

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

February 24, 2025

Publication Date

March 14, 2025

Submission Date

November 21, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 21, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 40 Number: 1

APA
Evren, S., & Mucuk, M. (2025). Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries. İzmir İktisat Dergisi, 40(1), 294-309. https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.1393818
AMA
1.Evren S, Mucuk M. Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries. İzmir İktisat Dergisi. 2025;40(1):294-309. doi:10.24988/ije.1393818
Chicago
Evren, Sümeyra, and Mehmet Mucuk. 2025. “Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries”. İzmir İktisat Dergisi 40 (1): 294-309. https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.1393818.
EndNote
Evren S, Mucuk M (March 1, 2025) Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries. İzmir İktisat Dergisi 40 1 294–309.
IEEE
[1]S. Evren and M. Mucuk, “Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries”, İzmir İktisat Dergisi, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 294–309, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.24988/ije.1393818.
ISNAD
Evren, Sümeyra - Mucuk, Mehmet. “Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries”. İzmir İktisat Dergisi 40/1 (March 1, 2025): 294-309. https://doi.org/10.24988/ije.1393818.
JAMA
1.Evren S, Mucuk M. Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries. İzmir İktisat Dergisi. 2025;40:294–309.
MLA
Evren, Sümeyra, and Mehmet Mucuk. “Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries”. İzmir İktisat Dergisi, vol. 40, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 294-09, doi:10.24988/ije.1393818.
Vancouver
1.Sümeyra Evren, Mehmet Mucuk. Do Bank Loans Trigger Imports? An Empirical Analysis for MIST Countries. İzmir İktisat Dergisi. 2025 Mar. 1;40(1):294-309. doi:10.24988/ije.1393818
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