Effects on Health Services and Social Indicators of Corruption in Turkey

Abstract

Corruption is a problem that maintains its importance at the global and local levels and is sought in the national and international economic and policy center. According to the corruption perception index is a high corruption rate in Turkey. The abuse of power for private gain harms the national economy and health systems. In this study, the effects on health care and social indicators of corruption in Turkey were examined using ARDL cointegration and Granger Causality methods. Data analysis covers the forecast period of 1984-2017. According to the results of the research, a long-term cointegration relationship between corruption and health and social indicators has been found. Also, according to the results of the Granger Block Externality Test based on Vector Error Correction, there is a one-way relationship between corruption and infant mortality and urbanization.

Keywords

• Health Services
• Corruption
• İnfant Mortality Rate
• Urbanization
• ARDL Cointegration

TÜRKİYE’DEKİ YOLSUZLUKLARIN SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ İLE SOSYAL GÖSTERGELERE ETKİSİ

Öz

Yolsuzluk, küresel ve yerel düzeyde önemini koruyan, ulusal ve uluslararası ekonomi ve politika merkezinde çözümü aranan bir sorundur. Yolsuzluk algı endeksine göre, Türkiye'de yolsuzluk oranı yüksektir. Özel kazanç için gücün kötüye kullanılması, ülke ekonomisine ve sağlık sistemlerine zarar vermektedir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'de yolsuzlukların sağlık hizmetleri ve sosyal göstergelere etkisi ARDL eşbütünleşme yöntemi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Veri analizi 1984-2017 tahmin dönemini kapsamaktadır. Araştırma sonucuna göre yolsuzluk ile sağlık ve sosyal göstergeleri arasında uzun dönemde eşbütünleşme ilişkisi bulunmuştur. Araştırmamızdan elde edilen bulgulara göre değişkenler arasında tümleşik veya eşbütünleşik ilişkinin bulunması, bağımsız değişkenlerden bağımlı değişkene doğru nedensellik ilişkisinin varlığını kanıtlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yolsuzluk
• Sağlık Hizmetleri
• Bebek Ölüm Oranı
• Kentleşme
• ARDL Eşbütünleşme

Kaynakça

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