This study is the first attempt to empirically examine the determinants of suicides in the case of Turkey using the time-series data for the period 1974-2007. This research proposes that the suicides in Turkey are related to some economic and social factors and they exhibit a dynamic...

This study is the first attempt to empirically examine the determinants of suicides in the case of Turkey using the time-series data for the period 1974-2007. This research proposes that the suicides in Turkey are related to some economic and social factors and they exhibit a dynamic...

Purpose – This paper aims to estimate a supply response to monetary incentives to donate organs using a survey based on Adams, Barnett and Kaserman. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses bootstrap techniques to estimate the characteristics of individuals and their willingness to...

This article seeks an empirical evidence for the existence of the J-curve phenomenon both in the short-run and long-run for Turkey over the period 1980-2005. The bounds testing cointegration approach is employed to estimate the trade balance model. An augmented form of Granger causality analysis...

This study investigates the validity of the demand-pulling and the supply-leading hypotheses using annual data from 1968 to 2005. The bounds testing approach to cointegration is conducted to establish the existence of a long-run relationship between financial development and economic growth. An...

As a professional sport, professional football teams in a league compete in imperfect market conditions since every team in a professional football league may be known by their differentiated product (i.e. the quality of football they play). If the competition level increases, the quality of...

This study analyses the static effects of the customs union between Turkey and the European Union (abbreviated as CUTEU) and its alternatives from the partial equlibrium view. The first section of this study outlines the main economic effects of a customs union as well as the main methods of...

This study aims at the dynamic effects of the customs union between Turkey and the European Union (abbreviated as CUTEU) from the partial equlibrium view. This aricle consists of three parts. The first part of the article analyses briefly the static and dynamic effects and their measurement...

This study seeks for the sustainability of budget deficits using a simple quantitative model. This work reveals that the Turkish budget deficits in 1998 are not sustainable according to the alternative scenerios are formed.

This study prsents new empirical evidence on the relationship between the level of of economic growth and defense expenditures in the case of Turkey for the period of 1950-2002. On using new macroeconomic and multivariate cointegration procedure, this study demonstrates empirically that there...