Recent theoretical and empirical research has considered how differences in political arrangements affecting national policy formation might explain variation in fiscal policies pursued (Volkerink and de Haan, 2001). The experience of high government deficits of developed nations in the 1980s...

The estimation of tax elasticity; the response of tax revenues to changes in income, is important for at least three reasons: i) formulating government budgets and monitoring tax collections (Sen, 2002), ii) the specification of tax functions, iii) the automatic stabilizing properties of the tax...

Using a panel data analysis, the relationship between government size and economic growth is investigated for the 1994-2001 period. The results show that relatively small sizes of government are detrimental to economic growth, while medium sized government affects it positively.

Although higher taxation may lead to a fall in growth rates through distortion of decisions to invest and save, certain tax policies of the government may also enhance economic growth when government investments aiming at improving the infrastructure induces private investment. This study aims...

Genisleyen para politikasindan yararlanmak isteyen isletmeler goz onune alindiginda borsada islem gormeyen isletmelerin yatirimlarini artirmalari icin otofinansman disindaki tek yol dusuk faiz oranlarindan borclanmaktir. Borsada islem goren isletmelerin yararlanabilecegi bir baska secenek ise...

Introduction – In recent years, there has been a growing interest in innovation, not only in developed countries but also in developing countries. However, there has been limited literature for the developing countries. Purpose – The literature on national innovation systems (NIS) mainly...

pt. I. Measuring the future orientation and innovativeness of economies -- pt. II. Knowledge migration, diaspora networks and commuting entrepreneurs -- pt. III. International innovation networks : the Germany-Turkey nexus.

<bold>Abstract.</bold> This article explores the relationship between highway network length and external trade with the EU. Annual data for Turkey's external trade with the EU comes from the Turkish Statistical Institute, and the data for highway network length is obtained from the Turkish Directorate of...

Intra-industry trade (IIT) is the simultaneous export and import of commodities that are classified in the same industry group. The literature on IIT deals with horizontal IIT and vertical IIT, which are concerned with trade of products that are at the same quality and those with different...