The effect of geopolitical risk on economic growth: Empirical evidence from the Fragile Five Countries

Year 2021, , 978 - 990, 31.07.2021

Emrah Doğan , Başak Özarslan Doğan

https://doi.org/10.25287/ohuiibf.804425

Cited By: 4

Abstract

Growth differences between countries have many reasons such as qualified workforce, technology level, natural resources, political and geographical factors as well as risk level. In this context, the effect of geopolitical risk on economic growth for fragile five countries empirically tested. The study was analyzed with the help of panel dataset containing fragile fives of 1985-2017 period and using the Augmented Mean Group Estimator method. In order to determine the effects of geopolitical risk on economic growth, the relationship between real GDP per capita and geopolitical risk index, fixed capital investments and labor force was estimated. According to the empirical results obtained, the effect of geopolitical risk on economic growth was found to be negative and statistically significant in fragile fives countries. On the other hand, the effect of labor and fixed capital investments on economic growth was observed as positive and statistically significant.

Keywords

Jeopolitical risk, Economic growth, Panel data, Fragile fives.

Jeopolitik riskin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi: Kırılgan Beşli ülkelerinden ampirik kanıtlar

Abstract

Ülkeler arasında meydana gelen büyüme farklılıklarının sahip olunan nitelikli işgücü, teknoloji düzeyi, doğal kaynaklar, siyasi ve coğrafi etkenlerin yanı sıra risk düzeyi gibi birçok sebebi vardır. Bu kapsamda çalışmada Kırılgan Beşli Ülkeler için jeopolitik riskin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi ampirik olarak incelenmiştir. Çalışma, 1985-2017 dönemi kırılgan beşli ülkeleri içeren panel veri seti yardımıyla ve Genişletilmiş Ortalama Grup (Augmented Mean Group) Tahmincisi yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada jeopolitik riskin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkilerini belirleyebilmek için, kişi başına Reel GSYİH ile jeopolitik risk endeksi, sabit sermaye yatırımları ve işgücü arasındaki ilişki tahmin edilmiştir. Elde edilen ampirik sonuçlara göre, kırılgan beşli ülkelerinde jeopolitik riskin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi negatif ve istatistiki olarak anlamlı olarak bulunmuştur. Öte yandan işgücü ve sabit sermaye yatırımlarının ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi ise pozitif ve istatistiki anlamlı olarak gözlenmiştir.

Keywords

Jeopolitik Risk, Ekonomik Büyüme, Panel Veri, Kırılgan Beşli

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