Estimating Effects of Uncertainty on the Turkish Economy
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In this paper, an uncertainty measure for Turkey is developed through
principal component analysis based on a number of uncertainty proxies from
three main financial markets and the Expectations Survey. Then, using this
measure, a vector autoregression model is constructed to estimate the effects
of uncertainty shocks on the Turkish economy. The results present evidence that
uncertainty shocks are associated with a fall in industrial production,
worsening consumer confidence, and rises in unemployment, inflation and credit
interest rates. Uncertainty shocks seem similar to supply shocks, which cause
economic activity to fall and inflation to rise.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Ekonomi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Mayıs 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
18 Temmuz 2018
Kabul Tarihi
20 Ocak 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1
Cited By
Effects of Fiscal Policy Uncertainty on Turkish Economy
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https://doi.org/10.18267/j.pep.811