This paper constructs a stochastic general equilibrium model of a small open economy consisting of risk-averse optimising agents with unconventional preferences. We use this model (i) to analyze the determinants of the foreign exchange rate risk premium; (ii) to explore the importance of...

This brief country case study on Turkey aims to summarize the fundamental developments in the banking sector, which represents almost 90 percent of the financial sector in the country. The brief has two parts. The first covers the 2001 financial crisis and the developments until end of 2007, the...

This paper studies the long-term consequences of polices designed to curb the rapid growth in pension deficits in Turkey where the mismanagement of pension funds has begun to generate considerable losses, despite a relatively young population that is just beginning to face population aging. With...