İnternet Penetrasyonu, Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımlar, Dış Ticaret ve Ekonomik Büyüme Arasındaki Nedensellik İlişkileri: BRICS-T Ülkeleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Year 2023, Volume: 31 Issue: 55, 439 - 458, 31.01.2023

Demet Yaman Songur

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.01.22

Cited By: 3

Abstract

İnternet kullanımının yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte internet penetrasyonu ile makroekonomik göstergeler arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi önemli hale gelmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 1993-2019 dönemi için BRICS-T (Brezilya, Rusya, Hindistan, Çin, Güney Afrika ve Türkiye) ülkelerinde internet penetrasyonu, doğrudan yabancı yatırımlar, dış ticaret ve ekonomik büyüme arasındaki nedensellik ilişkilerini incelemektir. Bu kapsamda çalışmada panel veri analiz tekniklerinden yararlanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisi, Dumitrescu ve Hurlin (2012) tarafından geliştirilen nedensellik testi kullanılarak araştırılmıştır. Bulgular, değişkenler arasında güçlü nedensellik ilişkilerinin varlığını destekleyen niteliktedir.

Keywords

İnternet Penetrasyonu, Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımlar, Dış Ticaret ve Ekonomik Büyüme, Panel Veri Analizi

Causality Relationships Between Internet Penetration, Foreign Direct Investments, Foreign Trade and Economic Growth: An Investigation on BRICS-T Countries

Abstract

With the widespread use of the internet, it has become important to examine the relationships between internet penetration and macroeconomic indicators. This study examines the causal relationships between internet penetration, foreign direct investments, foreign trade, and economic growth in BRICS-T (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and Turkey) countries from 1993-2019. In this context, panel data analysis techniques were used in the study. The causality relationship between the variables was investigated using the causality test developed by Dumitrescu and Hurlin (2012). The findings showed that there are strong causal relationships between the variables.

Keywords

Internet Penetration, Foreign Direct Investments, Foreign Trade, Economic Growth, Panel Data Analysis

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