THE CONTRIBUTION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY EXPENDITURES TO ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF TURKIYE

Abstract

Defense is one of the basic conditions of being a statehood. Countries make defense expenditures in order to protect their independence, provide border security against internal and external threats. Defense expenditures may also have some effects on economic development. Therefore, the contribution of Türkiye's defense expenditure to economic growth is the aim of this study. In order to examine the contribution of defense expenditures to the economic growth in Türkiye, VAR analysis was conducted for the years between 1990-2021. In the analysis, per capita income, defense expenditures/GDP, Labor Force Participation Rate, Gross Capital Formation, R&D/GDP variables were used. These variables were obtained from the World Bank (WDI) database. The data used in the study was tested with VAR and Johansen Cointegration Analysis method. According to the results of the study, it was found that defense spending affects economic growth in Türkiye in the long run.

Keywords

• Defense Expenditure
• Growth
• Turkey
• Defense Industry

SAVUNMA SANAYİ HARCAMALARININ EKONOMİK BÜYÜMEYE KATKISI: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

Savunma, devlet olmanın temel koşullarından biridir. Ülkeler bağımsızlığını, sınır güvenliğini, iç ve dış tehditlere karşı korunma amacıyla savunma harcamaları yapmaktadır. Yapılan bu savunma harcamalarının aynı zamanda ekonomik gelişim üzerinde birtakım etkileri gündeme gelebilmektedir. Dolayısıyla Türkiye’nin yapmış olduğu savunma harcamasının ekonomik büyümeye olan katkısı çalışmanın amacını oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada Türkiye’de savunma harcamasının ekonomik büyümeye olan katkısını incelemek amacıyla 1990-2021 yılları için Vector Autoregression (VAR) analizi yapılmıştır. Analizde kişi başına düşen gelir (GSYİH), Savunma Harcamaları/GSYİH değişkeni, İşgücüne Katılım Oranı, Sabit Sermaye yatırımı ve AR-GE/GSYİH değişkenleri kullanılmıştır. Bu değişkenler Dünya Bankası (WDI) veri tabanından temin edilmiştir. Çalışmada kullanılan veriler VAR ve Johansen Eşbütünleşme Analizi yöntemiyle test edilmiştir. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre savunma harcamasının ekonomik büyümeyi uzun dönemde etkilediği bulgusu elde edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Savunma Harcaması
• Büyüme
• Türkiye
• Savunma Sanayi

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