Emerging Markets: Theory & Practice / Turkey’s Reforms Post 2001 Crisis

Duygu Uckun () and Mark Doerr
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Duygu Uckun: Columbia University

Journal of Global Analysis, 2010, vol. 1, issue 1, 51-74

Abstract: The global financial downturn of 2001 affected broad swaths of the increasingly interconnected global economy. The global effects of the economic downturn in the U.S. in 2008 showed that decoupling had not occurred to the extent many thought, and showed that indeed emerging market countries, including Turkey, were not immune from economic trouble in America. This paper addresses the question, whether the fiscal, financial, and regulatory reforms in Turkey after the 2001 economic crisis cushion the global financial crisis world is facing toward the end of the decade. In doing so we analyze the policies implemented by Turkey before and after the 2001 global economic crisis and identify the successes as well as failures of those reforms. The results of our research show that despite significant reforms in key economic and regulatory areas in the post-2001 crisis period, vulnerabilities remained; especially concerning the large current account deficit, volatility of exchange rates, increased private sector indebtedness, and persistent unemployment. These vulnerabilities will be visible in the deteriorating liquidity conditions in the global financial markets. We conclude by recommending infrastructure, education and health spending as well as restructuring of the economy to further attract FDI and avoid reliance on speculative foreign capital in order to achieve a more balanced and sustained growth in the long run.

Keywords: Emerging Market; Turkey; Post-2001; Economic Crisis; International Money Fund (IMF); Privatization; Double Mismatch; Liquidity Model; Investment Model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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