DIŞ YARDIMLARIN GELİR EŞİTSİZLİĞİNE ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 25, 329 - 343, 29.06.2022

Ayşe Arı

Abstract

Dış yardımlar az gelişmiş ve gelişmekte olan ülkelere yoksulluğun azaltılması ve ekonomik kalkınmanın sağlanması amacıyla verilmektedir. Ancak dış yardımların etkinliği konusu tartışmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı da dış yardımların gelir eşitsizliği üzerindeki etkisini sorgulamaktır. Bu doğrultuda Türkiye ekonomisi 1989-2019 dönemi için ARDL yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, dış yardımlardaki artış gelir eşitsizliğini derinleştirmektedir. Çalışmada ayrıca dışa açıklığın eşitsizliği pozitif etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Reel gelir düzeyindeki artışın ise gelir dağılımını daha adil hale getirdiği görülmüştür. Bu durumda Türkiye’de dış yardımların üretim faaliyetleri için kullanılmadığını söyleyebiliriz.

Keywords

Dış yardımlar, gelir eştsizliği, Türkiye

THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN AID ON INCOME INEQUALITY: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Abstract

Foreign aid is provided for underdeveloped and developing countries to reduce poverty and ensure economic development. However, the effectiveness of foreign aid is controversial. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of foreign aid on income inequality. For this purpose, the Turkish economy is analyzed over the period 1989-2019 by employing ARDL method. According to the results obtained, the increase in foreign aid deepens income inequality. It is also determined that openness positively affects inequality. Additionally, it has been observed that the increase in the real income level induces income distribution to be more equal. In this case, we can say that foreign aid inflow to Turkey is not used for productive activities.

Keywords

Foreign aid, income inequality, Turkey

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