TY - JOUR T1 - Capital-Labor-Output Nexus in Türkiye's Fisheries Sector: Panel ARDL Analysis TT - Türkiye Balıkçılık Sektöründe Sermaye-Emek-Üretim İlişkisi: Panel ARDL Analizi AU - Şengül, Serkan PY - 2025 DA - September Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.22392/actaquatr.1620602 JF - Acta Aquatica Turcica JO - Acta Aquat. Turc. PB - Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 2651-5474 SP - 242 EP - 255 VL - 21 IS - 3 LA - en AB - This study analyzes the relationship between production, labor force and capital investments in the fisheries sector in the Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, Western Black Sea and Eastern Black Sea regions of Türkiye and examines their effects on sectoral growth and employment. In the study, total fish production, number of employees in the sector and capital investments (number of vessels) variables are used in the panel data analysis covering the period 2006-2023. According to the results of the analysis, the labor force has a positive and significant effect on production, but the effect of capital on production is negative. This shows that capital investments in the Turkish fisheries sector have not been able to provide the expected productivity growth. Moreover, capital investments are found to support employment by increasing labor demand. The long-run cointegration results reveal a strong equilibrium relationship between the variables. This study contributes to the existing research in the literature and provides strategic recommendations for the development of sustainable growth and productivity policies in Türkiye's fisheries sector. In particular, supporting aquaculture activities, modernizing capital investments and taking regional differences into account are critical for the long-term sustainability of the sector. KW - Fisheries sector KW - panel data KW - Türkiye KW - Aquaculture N2 - Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin Marmara, Ege, Akdeniz, Batı Karadeniz ve Doğu Karadeniz bölgelerinde balıkçılık sektöründe üretim, işgücü ve sermaye yatırımları arasındaki ilişkiyi analiz etmekte ve bunların sektörel büyüme ve istihdam üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir. Çalışmada 2006-2023 dönemini kapsayan panel veri analizinde toplam balık üretimi, sektörde çalışan sayısı ve sermaye yatırımları (tekne sayısı) değişkenleri kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, işgücünün üretim üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkisi vardır, ancak sermayenin üretim üzerindeki etkisi negatiftir. Bu durum, Türk balıkçılık sektöründe sermaye yatırımlarının beklenen verimlilik artışını sağlayamadığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca, sermaye yatırımlarının işgücü talebini artırarak istihdamı desteklediği tespit edilmiştir. Uzun dönem eşbütünleşme sonuçları değişkenler arasında güçlü bir denge ilişkisi olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. 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