Relationship between Institutional Quality and Corruption: The Case of Turkey

Abstract

The relationship between the level of corruption and the quality of Turkey's institutional structure was investigated in this study. Using quarterly data between 1984-2015, RALS-ADF unit root and RALS-EG cointegration tests were used to determine if there is a relationship between these variables in Turkey. Corruption level is the dependent variable, institutional quality is the independent variable, and the total production index is the control variable. The first analysis included both the coalition and single-party periods. Also, a separate analysis was carried out for the coalition period 1984-2002. There was no correlation between corruption and institutional quality in either analysis.

Keywords

• Institutional Quality
• Corruption
• Turkiye
• RALS

Kurum Kalitesi ve Yolsuzluk İlişkisi: Türkiye Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de yolsuzluk düzeyi ve kurumsal yapının kalitesi ilişkisi ele alınmıştır. Kurumsal yapının kalitesi yolsuzluk açısından önemlidir. Türkiye’de bu ilişkinin olup olmadığının ortaya koyulması amacıyla 1984-2015 yılları arası çeyreklik verilerden faydalanılarak RALS-ADF birim kök testi ve RALS-EG eşbütünleşme testi uygulanmıştır. Kullanılan değişkenler; bağımlı değişken olarak yolsuzluk düzeyi, bağımsız değişken olarak kurumsal kaliteyi temsilen politik risk derecesi ve kontrol değişkeni olarak toplam üretim endeksidir. Öncelikle koalisyon ve tek parti dönemi birlikte analiz edilmiştir. İkinci olarak sadece koalisyon dönemini içeren 1984-2002 dönemine ilişkin analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Her iki analizde de Türkiye’de yolsuzluk düzeyi ve kurumsal yapının kalitesi arasında bir eşbütünleşme ilişkisi bulunmamıştır.

Keywords

• Kurumsal kalite
• Yolsuzluk
• Türkiye
• RALS

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