Yakınsama Hipotezi: Teorik Tartışmalar

Yıl 2010, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 11, - , 01.06.2010

Reşat Ceylan

Öz

İktisadi büyüme literatürünün en önemli konularından birisi Solow modelinin temel çıkarımı olan yakınsama hipotezidir. Bu hipoteze göre, kapalı ekonomi koşulları altında sermayenin azalan getirisi nedeniyle ülkeler arası kişi başı reel gelir farklılıkları zaman içinde azalma eğiliminde olacaktır. Her ne kadar yakınsama hipotezi 1980’li yıllarda ülkelere ait uzun dönemli makroekonomik serilerin derlenmesi ve ekonometrik tekniklerin geliştirilmesi nedeni ile yaygın bir uygulama alanı bulmuş olsa da, bu hipotez 18. yüzyıl ortalarından beri iktisatçıların zihinlerini meşgul eden bir konudur. Yakınsama hipotezinin tarihsel süreç içinde geçirdiği evrim ve sahip olduğu zengin terminolojinin ortaya konması bu çalışmanın temel amacıdır.

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