Recent financial crises and especially large corporate bankruptcies, have led bank managements and financial authorities to follow and monitor both financial and real sector risks, and to focus on firm failures. Bank of International Settlements, has therefore, taken the decision to include the...

The aim of this study is to compare the ex post forecast accuracies of VAR, ARIMA, ES, Combining and Add-factor methods. In this comparison, the ex post forecasts of 2000:1-2000:4 are obtained by using the data of the Turkish private consumption for the period of 1987:1-1999:4. Beside private...

Interest rate is one of the most observed and forecasted variables in financial markets. Interest rates and the volatility of interest rates play a crucial role in pricing financial instruments. In this empirical study, we try to investigate which short term interest rate model is appropriate...

Turkish Abstract: Bankaların ticari kredilere uyguladıkları faiz oranı artış eğilimi göstermektedir. Ticari kredi faizi 2018 Eylül'de %36'ya ulaşmış olup bu oran 2004'ten beri en görülen yüksek seviyedir. Ticari kredi faizi 2018 yılını ise %28 seviyesinde tamamlamıştır....

This paper compares the ability of different market instruments in terms of predicting monetary policy decisions to find out which one best captures market participants policy expectations. Towards this end, policy rate expectations implied by various market instruments and different approaches...

Inflation compensation derived from nominal and real bond yields contains market based, real time information regarding the inflation expectations and the pricing of inflation risks. In this study, we calculate inflation compensation by estimating nominal and real yield curves for Turkish data....

Parasal iktisat literatüründeki modeller genellikle paranın değerli olduğunu kabul ederek para miktarını ilgi odağına alan modellerdir. Yeni Parasalcı İktisat akımının görüşüne göre ise parasal teori ve politika analizinde gelişme sağlanabilmesi için karşılıksız paraya...

This paper observes if budget deficit has significant impact on interest rates, exchange rates, and, price level through (a) theoretical discussions, and, (b) relevant statistical estimations by regression models and Granger causality models. The paper (i) reaches the regression output depicting...

Türkiye’de son birkaç yýldýr en çok tartýþýlan konulardan biri faiz oraný ile döviz kuru arasýndaki iliþkidir. Bazý iktisatçýlar döviz kurlarýnýn uzun süredir yerinde saymasýnýn nedenini faiz oranlarýnýn yüksekliðine baðlamakta ve Merkez Bankasý’nýn kýsa vadeli...

In this study we attempt to shed some light on the theoretical and empirical discussions regarding the role of monetary aggregates in monetary policy formulations. We also assess the developments in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and emphasize the role of monetary aggregates in...