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IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY

Year 2009, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 1 - 10, 01.12.2009

Sadettin Keskın

Abstract

The commencement of official relations between the European Union (EU) and Turkey dates back
to 1959ş when Turkey applied for association followng the establishment of the European
Economic Community (EEC). The EEC Council of Ministers accepted the application, and the
following the negotiations the Ankara Agreement estbalishing an association was signed in 1963.
Having viewed the historical period, making a turbulent progressş Turkey-EU relations has started
to evolve into a very different dimension with the sign of Customs Union (CU). Through the CU,
Turkey and EU have removed all barriers in front of trade excluding agriculture areas and service.
This study aims to assess impacts of CU on Turkish economy. The study analyses four distinct
impacts that are foreign direct invetsment, employment, growth and foreign trade.

Keywords

Customs Union Turkish Economy European Union

References

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  • World Bank (2006), Turkey Labor Market Study, Ankara: Dunya Bankası Yayını

Year 2009, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 1 - 10, 01.12.2009

Sadettin Keskın

Abstract

References

  • Arıkan, H. (2003), Turkey and the EU- An Awkward Candidate for EU Membership?, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing
  • Balkir, C. (1998), “The Customs Union and Beyond”, in Libby Rittenberg, ed. The Political
  • Economy of Turkey in the Post-Soviet Era Going West and Looking East? London: Praeger Commission of the European Communities (2005), 2005 Regular Report on Turkey’s Progress towards Accession, Brussels: EU
  • Dutz, M., Us, M. And Yılmaz, K. (2005), “Turkey’s Foreign Direct Investment Challenges:
  • Competition, Rule of Law and the EU Accession”, in Hoekman, B. eds. Turkey: Economic Reform and Accession to the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Pres Dervis, K. (2004), The European Transformation of Modern Turkey, Brussels: Centre for European Policy
  • Kaminski, B. and Ng, F. (2006), “Turkey’s Evolving Trade Integration into Pan-European
  • Markets”, The Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy, Vol.1 No:2, pp.35-103
  • Kılıc, R. (2005), Turkiye-AB Iliskileri ve Gumruk Birligi, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi
  • Ozler, S. And Yılmaz, K. (2009), “Productivity Response to Reduction in Trade Barriers:
  • Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing Plants”, Review of World Economics, forthcoming Sayek, S. (2007), “The Investment Climate and the EU Effects”, The Journal of International
  • Trade and Diplomacy, Vol.1, pp.105-138
  • Togan, S. (1997), “Opening up the Turkish Economy in the Context of the Customs Union with
  • EU”, Journal of Economic Integration, Vol.12 No:2, pp.157-179
  • YASED (2009), International Direct Investment Report, http://www.yased.org.tr/webportal/English/Yayinlar/Documents/FDIReport-mar09- evaluation-rev.pdf
  • World Bank (2006), Turkey Labor Market Study, Ankara: Dunya Bankası Yayını
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Publication Date December 1, 2009
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APA Keskın, S. (2009). IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, 1(2), 1-10.
AMA Keskın S. IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY. IJEFS. December 2009;1(2):1-10.
Chicago Keskın, Sadettin. “IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 1, no. 2 (December 2009): 1-10.
EndNote Keskın S (December 1, 2009) IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 1 2 1–10.
IEEE S. Keskın, “IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY”, IJEFS, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1–10, 2009.
ISNAD Keskın, Sadettin. “IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 1/2 (December 2009), 1-10.
JAMA Keskın S. IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY. IJEFS. 2009;1:1–10.
MLA Keskın, Sadettin. “IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1-10.
Vancouver Keskın S. IMPACTS OF CUSTOMS UNION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE TURKISH ECONOMY. IJEFS. 2009;1(2):1-10.