DETERMINATION OF KEY SECTORS IN TURKISH ECONOMY BY USING INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS

Burcu Oralhan, TOPCU Betül Altay and SÜMERLİ SARIGÜL Sevgi
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Burcu Oralhan: Nuh Naci Yazgan University
TOPCU Betül Altay: Erciyes University
SÃœMERLÄ° SARIGÃœL Sevgi: Erciyes University

Revista Economica, 2016, vol. 68, issue 1, 178-192

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the key economic sectors by using Leontief input-output analysis in the deriving backward and forward linkages for all sectors in the Turkish economy for the year 2011. It is important to contribute to public policies aimed at development of the national economy according to the results reached in our study. The key economic sectors, according to their direct or indirect forward and backward linkage indices, are Textiles and Textile Products, Chemicals and Chemical Products, Basic Metals and Fabricated Metal, Electricity, Gas and Water Supply, Other Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Agencies. Investments primarily in these sectors may increase economic mobility.

Keywords: Leontief Input-Output Analysis; Key Sectors; Forward-Backward Linkages Coefficients (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C67 D57 O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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