Intergovernmental grants are the main revenue source of local governments. In the fiscal decentralization literature it has been argued that fiscal disparities across the regions are accounted for in the central-government grant distribution. However, some argue that grants are given to...

This paper examines the causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth for Turkey during 1971–2006. We employed two multivariate models, namely demand model and production model, based on vector error correction model. Then, we tested Granger causality after finding...

Avrupa Birliğine uyum sürecinin hızlanmasıyla birlikte diğer finans kurumları gibi Türk sigortacılık sektörünün rekabete açılması önemli bir konu haline gelmiş, birliğe tam entegrasyonun gerçekleşmesi durumunda sektörün geleceği konusundaki endişeler artmaya...

The collusion hypothesis in the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) approach assumes a negative relationship between concentration and competition. The efficient structure hypothesis asserts a positive relationship between efficiency and competition. Both of these traditional approaches to...

This study examines regional disparities in the factors that affect participation in the Private Pension System (PPS) in Türkiye, focusing on sociodemographic characteristics, personality traits and behavior, and pension and financial literacy. The behavioral factors identified encompass...