This paper investigates the relationship between financial development and income inequality by taking the role of individuals' talent into account. We measure talent using the direct observations of individuals’ achievements before entering the labor force by using the Program for...

Through its export-led growth strategy, Türkiye intends to increase its exports by subsidizing exporters via a rediscount credit scheme, a form of subsidized export credit, that is mostly financed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT). This paper aims to investigate whether...

This paper analyzes the long-run convergence of regional house prices in a major developing country, Turkey. Using a non-linear time-varying factor model and quarterly hedonic house price data from 2010 to 2018, we find that house prices do not converge across 26 regions of Turkey. Results...