Purpose of this study is to revise the real effective exchange rates (REER) indexes released by Central Bank of Turkey. Within this framework, number of countries included in computation of new indexes is increased from 19 to 36 and for the country weights; recent trade developments are aimed to...

Bu calismada Turkiye ekonomisinde dis ticaret ve sanayilesmepolitikalarinda yapisal bir donusume gidildigi 1980 sonrasi donemde, dis ticaretin verimlilik ile olan iliskisinin analiz edilmesi amaçlanmýþtýr. Calismada ilk olarak, 1980-2007 arasi donemi kapsayan yillik veriler kullanilarak,...

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...

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...

(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...