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Copyright Eskisehir Osmangazi University Dec 2014

Abstract

In this study, an answer is looked for the question of "Does capital import activate domestic saving and economic growth in Turkey?". Displaying the relationships between economic growth, domestic saving and capital import has formed the purpose of the study in two different development strategy period (import substitution period; 1964-1980 and export-oriented period; 1964-2012) and covering both two period; 1964-2012. Granger-causality techniques are used to perform this in applied methodology. While the bi-directional causality between variables has been investigated in the period 19641980, the causality has not been observed in the period 19802012 and 1964-2012. It is understood from this point of view that, the effects of capital import which is the sum of public and private sectors to domestic saving and economic growth for Turkey that has position of developing country shows differences according to applied development strategies, and this effect follows an unstable path.

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Title
Gelismekte Olan Ülkelerde Sermaye Ithali - Yurtiçi Tasarruf ve Ekonomik Büyüme Iliskisi: Türkiye Üzerine Ampirik Bir Uygulama/The Relationship of Capital Import - Domestic Saving and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: An Empirical Application on Turkey
Author
Kartal, Zeki; Acaroglu, Hakan
Pages
141-164
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Dec 2014
Publisher
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
ISSN
13029703
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Turkish
ProQuest document ID
1720457265
Copyright
Copyright Eskisehir Osmangazi University Dec 2014