The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between uncertainty and economic activity. For this purpose, we use a confidential firm level panel data set (Business Tendency Survey) from Turkey to form three uncertainty measures, namely total, idiosyncratic and aggregate uncertainty. In...

[TR] Bu notta belirsizlik ile iktisadi faaliyet arasindaki iliski Iktisadi Yonelim Anketi (IYA) verileri kullanilarak incelenmektedir. Firmalarin uretim hacmi gerceklesmesi sorusuna verdikleri yanitlar, ayni doneme iliskin beklenti sorusuna verdikleri cevaplarla karsilastirilmis ve gozlenen...

[TR] Bu notta belirsizlik ile firmalarin yatirim beklentileri arasindaki iliski Iktisadi Yonelim Anketi (IYA) verileri kullanilarak incelenmektedir. Firmalarin yatirim kararlarini verirken icinde bulundugu belirsizlik, IYA’ya verdikleri cevaplardan elde edilen uretim hacmi beklenti hatalarinin...

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between uncertainty and economic activity. For this purpose, we use a confidential firm level panel data set (Business Tendency Survey) from Turkey to form three uncertainty measures, namely total, idiosyncratic and aggregate uncertainty. In...

The aim of this paper is to construct a composite leading indicator (CLI) for Turkish economic activity that would crucially provide earlier signals of turning points between economic expansions and slowdowns. First, for this analysis, the index of industrial production is selected as an...

Bir zaman serisindeki egilimlerin saglikli bir sekilde olculebilmesi icin mevsimsel etkilerden arindirilmis olmasi buyuk onem tasimaktadir. Ancak, her yil ayni donemde tekrarlayan hareketleri temsil eden mevsimsel bilesenin ayristirilmasi tek basina yeterli degildir. Takvim gunu etkileri adi...

Turkey’s manufacturing sector has expanded considerably but not efficiently and competitively enough. This paper documents the drivers of its recent growth and diversification, and the factors that have held it back. It documents its segmentation and the outsized tail of poorly performing...

This study investigates the price setting behavior of Turkish industries based on the results of a survey that was conducted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. The results show that under normal conditions, the majority of the firms follow time-dependent pricing rule but when...