Sürdürülebilir Ekonomik Büyüme için Kadınları Güçlendirmek: Kadın Girişimciliğinin Etkisi

Öz

Bu çalışma, 1995-2021 yılları arasında Türkiye'de kadın girişimciliğinin karbon emisyonları üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Çalışma ayrıca, kadın girişimciliğinin yanı sıra ekonomik büyüme ve teknik yeniliklerin karbon emisyonları üzerindeki etkisini de araştırmaktadır. Bu nedenle, çalışmada ADF ve PP birim kök testleri ile Genişletilmiş ARDL (AARDL) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, uzun vadede Türkiye'de kadın girişimciliği ve ekonomik büyümenin karbon emisyonlarını artırdığı, teknolojik yeniliğin ise karbon emisyonlarını azalttığı belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, Türkiye'de kadın istihdamının karbon emisyonlarına katkıda bulunan sektörlerde yoğunlaştığını göstermektedir. Bu bağlamda, Türkiye'de yenilenebilir enerji sektöründe kadın istihdamı için politikalar geliştirilmesinin karbon emisyonlarının azaltılmasında önemli olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Öte yandan, kısa vadeli bulgular ekonomik büyümenin karbon emisyonlarını artırdığını ortaya koymuştur. Kadın girişimciliğinin ve teknik yeniliğin karbon emisyonlarını artırdığı belirlenmiş olsa da, her iki değişkenin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Özellikle uzun vadede elde edilen bulgular, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri (SKH) 5, 8 ve 10'a ulaşmada önemli zaman ve maliyet avantajları sağlayabileceğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Karbon Emisyonları
• Ekonomik Büyüme
• Kadın Girişimciliği
• Teknolojik Yenilik

Empowering Women for Sustainable Economic Growth: The Impact of Women’s Entrepreneurship

Öz

This study examines the impact of female entrepreneurship on carbon emissions in Türkiye between 1995 and 2021. The study also investigates the impact of economic growth and technological innovation on carbon emissions, in addition to female entrepreneurship. Therefore, the ADF and PP unit root tests and the Augmented ARDL (AARDL) method were used in the study. According to the findings, in the long term, women's entrepreneurship and economic growth in Türkiye increase carbon emissions, while technological innovation reduces them. These results indicate that women's employment in Türkiye is concentrated in sectors that contribute to carbon emissions. In this context, it is thought that developing policies for female employment in the renewable energy sector in Türkiye could be important in reducing carbon emissions. On the other hand, short-term findings reveal that economic growth increases carbon emissions. Although female entrepreneurship and technological innovation were found to increase carbon emissions, it was concluded that neither variable was statistically significant. Findings obtained in the long term, in particular, suggest that they could provide significant time and cost advantages in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5, 8 and 10.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Carbon Emissions
• Economic Growth
• Women Entrepreneurship
• Technological Innovation

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