The World Bank (WB) was found in accordance with the Bretton Woods agreement in 1944 with the mission of assisting post war reconstruction and alleviating poverty. The WB is an international institution that aims to expand development through the allocation of loans in developing countries with...

In this study, we examine if there is a linkage between the budget deficit (BD) and current account deficit (CAP). Traditional theory asserts that the BD leads to CAD, given that government expenditures are fixed. As disposable income increases due to BD (i.e., due to tax-cuts given that there...

In this study, an output gap measure is derived for the Turkish economy using an estimated New Keynesian model. Considering the ongoing structural transformation during the last decade, the model is estimated for 2002-2010 period using Bayesian techniques. The results indicate that output, which...

This paper statistically investigates the economic growth – international capital nexus in Turkey. Firstly, the descriptive similarities between the empirical distributions of the economic growth and international capital inflows time series in Turkey are reported and the equality of the...

This study examines the effects of foreign direct investment on productivity performance of firms using firm-level data for the years 2003-2011. The main purpose of this study is to examine effect of backward spillovers generetade by the export oriented multinational corporations on...

This study examines the effects of foreign direct investment on productivity performance of firms using firm-level data for the years 2003-2011. The main purpose of this study is to examine effect of backward spillovers generetade by the export oriented multinational corporations on...

1980’lerden sonra yasanan finansal serbestlesme politikalari nedeniyle uluslararasi sermaye hareketlerinde meydana gelen büyük artislar gelismekte olan ülkelerde ekonomik büyümenin önemli bir kaynagi olan sermaye birikimini saglarken, teknik bilgi ve beseri sermaye gibi büyüme...

Uluslar arasi dogrudan yatirimlarin yerel sanayi ile kücük ve orta boy isletmeler (KOBÝ) üzerindeki etkilerini ampirik olarak analiz etme amaciyla hazirlanan bu calismada öncelikle uluslar arasi dogrudan yatirimlarin yerel sanayi ile KOBÝ’ler üzerindeki etkileri ele alinacaktir....

Bu calismada, yabanci dogrudan yatirimlarin (YDY) Turkiye’de issizlik uzerindeki etkisi, 2000:Q1–2009:Q4 donemi verileri kullanilarak; sinir testi yaklasimiyla arastirilmistir. Calismanin ampirik bulgularina gore, uzun donemde YDY ile issizlik arasinda istatistiki acidan anlamli bir iliski...