OECD ÜLKELERİNDE EĞİTİM HARCAMALARI, EKONOMİK BÜYÜME VE VERGİ GELİRLERİ ARASINDAKİ NEDENSELLİK İLİŞKİSİ (1973–2021)

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 4, 1534 - 1564, 25.12.2025

Selçuk Çağrı Esener , Ahmet Emre Biber

https://doi.org/10.17130/ijmeb.1638774

Öz

Bu çalışma, eğitim harcamaları, vergi politikaları ve ekonomik büyüme arasındaki etkileşimleri incelemektedir. 1973-2021 dönemine ait seçilmiş OECD ülkelerinin verileri, Bootstrap panel Granger nedensellik analiziyle değerlendirilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, bazı ülkelerde eğitim harcamaları ve ekonomik büyüme arasında çift yönlü bir ilişki tespit edilirken, Türkiye’de ise bu neviden bir ilişkiye rastlanmamıştır. İrlanda ve İsveç gibi ülkelerde eğitim harcamalarının vergi gelirleri üzerindeki etkisinin belirgin olduğu görülmüştür. Çalışma ayrıca, eğitim harcamalarının insan sermayesi birikimi, uzun vadeli büyüme ve sosyal refah üzerindeki kritik rolüne dikkat çekmektedir. Bu bağlamda, sürdürülebilir büyüme için eğitim harcamalarının artırılması ve etkin vergi politikalarıyla desteklenmesi gerektiği vurgulanmaktadır.

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION EXPENDITURES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND TAX REVENUES IN OECD COUNTRIES (1973–2021)

Öz

This study examines the interactions between education expenditures, tax policies and economic growth. The data of selected OECD countries for the period 1973-2021 are evaluated by Bootstrap panel Granger causality analysis. As a result of the analysis, while a bidirectional relationship between education expenditures and economic growth is found in some countries, this relationship is not found in Türkiye. In countries such as Ireland and Sweden, the effect of education expenditures on tax revenues is significant. The study also highlights the critical role of education expenditures on human capital accumulation, long-term growth and social welfare. In this context, it is emphasized that education expenditures should be increased and supported by effective tax policies for sustainable growth.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Education Expenditures , Economic Growths , Tax Policies , Human Capital , Bootstrap Panel Granger Causality

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