In 2001, Turkey adopted the Agricultural Reform Implementation Project (ARIP). This reform changed the practical instruments of policy intervention without questioning the underlying policy paradigm. A major driving force behind ARIP was the World Bank, which provided policy advice and the...

Hong Kong’ta, 13-18 Aralık 2005 tarihleri arasında yapılan altıncı DTÖ Bakanlar Konferansı’nda pek fazla yol alınamadı. Tarım, tarım-dışı ürünlerde pazara ulaşım ve hizmetler ana müzakere konularıydı. DTÖ üyeleri yeni tarım anlaşmasının taahhütlerin şeklini ve...

Agricultural production is heavily dependent on water availability for increasing productivity and decreasing volatility in production. However climate change is expected to increase the sectoral competition for water resources and raise the need for major changes in water policies. This study...

We discuss issues of real estate price bubble, the extent of wealth effects, affordability, financial deepening and credit market risks. Our simulations indicate that given current wealth levels, cost of credit and maturity, average homes are not affordable by average consumers. The market...

In this study, we examine whether internal migration in the last 30 years in Turkey has had any effect on the speed of convergence across Turkish provinces. According to our results, contrary to the predictions of the standard neoclassical theory, for 1975-2000,internal migration is not...