Research Article

ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY'S TOURISM SECTOR

Volume: 2 Number: 38 December 31, 2019
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ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY'S TOURISM SECTOR

Abstract

Tourism sector has become quite important in recent years due to its contributions to the balance of payments, employment and national income of both developed and developing countries. In order for countries to become a stronger global actor today, they need to increase their global competitiveness not only in the product markets and industry, but also in the tourism sector. In this perspective, in this study, which covers the period 2003-2017, the level of specialization and competitiveness in the tourism sector, which is a key role for the Turkish economy, were analyzed and “the Revealed Comparative Advantages” approach was used in the analyses. The Balassa index was used to determine the level of competition. In order to determine the level of specialization, the Net Trade index and the Export Import Ratio index were used. According to the results of the analysis, Turkey has provided expertise in the tourism sector and has a moderate competitive edge.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

August 6, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 2 Number: 38

APA
Erkan, B., & Bozduman, E. T. (2019). ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2(38), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.35343/kosbed.602925
AMA
1.Erkan B, Bozduman ET. ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR. KOSBED. 2019;2(38):1-12. doi:10.35343/kosbed.602925
Chicago
Erkan, Birol, and Elif Tuğçe Bozduman. 2019. “ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2 (38): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.35343/kosbed.602925.
EndNote
Erkan B, Bozduman ET (December 1, 2019) ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2 38 1–12.
IEEE
[1]B. Erkan and E. T. Bozduman, “ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR”, KOSBED, vol. 2, no. 38, pp. 1–12, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.35343/kosbed.602925.
ISNAD
Erkan, Birol - Bozduman, Elif Tuğçe. “ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2/38 (December 1, 2019): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.35343/kosbed.602925.
JAMA
1.Erkan B, Bozduman ET. ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR. KOSBED. 2019;2:1–12.
MLA
Erkan, Birol, and Elif Tuğçe Bozduman. “ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 2, no. 38, Dec. 2019, pp. 1-12, doi:10.35343/kosbed.602925.
Vancouver
1.Birol Erkan, Elif Tuğçe Bozduman. ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COMPETITION LEVEL IN TURKEY’S TOURISM SECTOR. KOSBED. 2019 Dec. 1;2(38):1-12. doi:10.35343/kosbed.602925

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