COMPETITIVENESS OF THE TURKISH ECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT ON THE POST-CUSTOM UNION PERIOD
Abstract
This paper examines competitiveness of the Turkish Economy over the period 1996-2015. The analysis of the paper includes the periods of the “Great Trade Collapse” and the “Eurozone Debt Crisis” and aims to determine whether impacts of the external shocks on the comparative advantage index -that is calculated against the largest trading partners of Turkey- are permanent or temporary. In this context, considering the foreign trade data for the period from 1996 to 2015, we identify the largest 10 trading partners and find that there is a cross-sectional dependence among the comparative advantage indexes. The results of the “second generation” panel unit root tests, which take cross-sectional dependence into account, indicate that the external shocks sound persistent effects on the competitiveness of the Turkish economy. Furthermore, the analysis of the manufacturing sector indicates that a 1% increase in the labor productivity leads to a 3.5% increase in the export performance.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Economics
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Giray Gözgör
İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 20, 2016
Submission Date
May 15, 2017
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 1 Number: 2