(This paper is in Turkish) In this paper we have empirically investigated the validity of the contractionary devaluation hypothesis in Turkey by using the Structural VAR methodology developed by Bernanke (1986). The model used in this study shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, real...

This paper aims to explain the sources of real exchange rate fluctuations in Turkey. For this purpose, a bivariate SVAR model with the rates of change in the real and in the nominal exchange rates as endogenous variables is specified, and two types of structural shocks are identified as real and...

Turkish Abstract: Yükselen piyasa ekonomisi kapsamında 22 gelişmekte olan ülke ekonomisinde satınalma gücü paritesi hipotezinin geçerliliğinin yeni ekonometrik tekniklerle test edildiği bu çalışmada, büyük ölçüde hipotezin aksi yönünde sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır. Buna...

The Customs Union between Turkey and the European Union was the milestone to complete the process of trade liberalization, which had already started in the early 1980s. Global economic environment and Turkey’s Structural Adjustment Programs, which has been supervised by International Monetary...

Bu calismanin amaci, Turkiye’nin dis ticaretinin alternatif dis ticaret modelleri (Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson, Chamberlin-Heckscher-Ohlin ve Monopolcu Rekabet) acisindan degerlendirilerek, bu modellerden hangisinin Turkiye dis ticaretinde daha etkin oldugunun ortaya konulmasidir. Bu amacla,...

Turkish Abstract: Özet: Bu sunum için Bela Balassa tarafından hazırlanan bir makale esas alınmıştır. Çalışmanın ana fikri gelişmekte olan ülkelerin, ihracatı artırmak ve daha iyi bir büyüme hızı elde edebilmek icin izledikleri ticaret politikalarıdır. Çesitli bölümler,...

In this study monthly equity index values of twenty two emerging and twelve developed markets are used for the determination of cointegration relations developed by Johansen. The results of cointegration analysis show that Turkish stock market is cointegrated with seven developed and five...

This study is concerned with the foreign direct investments flows from and out of Turkey in terms of regional and sectoral distributions during the period of 2000-2007. It is noted that Turkey imports substantial amount of foreign direct investment from the European continent. The majority of...

This paper statistically investigates the economic growth – international capital nexus in Turkey. Firstly, the descriptive similarities between the empirical distributions of the economic growth and international capital inflows time series in Turkey are reported and the equality of the...

This study examines the effects of foreign direct investment on productivity performance of firms using firm-level data for the years 2003-2011. The main purpose of this study is to examine effect of backward spillovers generetade by the export oriented multinational corporations on...