Sosyoekonomi Journal

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2019, articles 27(42)

Energy Poverty in Turkey

Isil Selcuk, Ali Gökhan Gölçek and Altuğ Murat Köktaş

Free Trade Agreements Signed By Turkey: Two-Sided-Sectoral Analysis and Assessment of Foreign Trade Policy

Erdem Ateş and Ayşe Dilek Seymen

The Economic Effects of Manufacturing Industrial Sector: An Input-Output Analysis

Hale Akbulut

The Impact of Steel Price on Ship Demolition Prices: Evidence from Heterogeneous Panel of Developing Countries

Mehtap Tunç and Abdullah Açi

The Main Rules Subjecting the “Proportionality” in Turkish Jurisprudence (An Historical Overview from the Ottoman Time to Present)

Onur Uçar and Ahmet Burçin Yereli̇

An Overview on Window Model in Participation Insurance (Takaful) System

Yasin Laçi̇nbala and Hilmi Ünsal

Demand Regime of Turkey: A Post-Keynesian Econometric Analysis

Anil Bolukoglu

The Factors Affecting Capital Structure: A Panel Data Analysis in the Context of Behavioural Corporate Finance

Bilgehan Tekin

Revival of Keynesian Economics or Greening Capitalism: “Green Keynesianism”

Metehan Cömert

Determination of the Efficiencies of Textile Firms Listed in Borsa İstanbul by Using DEA-Window Analysis

Mehmet Apan, İhsan Alp and Ahmet Öztel

The Relationship between Financial Development and Economic Growth for Developing Countries: Panel Causality Analysis

Filiz Erataş-Sönmez and Yağmur Sağlam

Effects of Capital Flows on Carry Trade Activities: The Case of TurkeyAbstract: Carry trade is described as the capital flow coming into a country based on interest rate differential. A negative change in capital flow affects carry trade activities negatively, which in turn distorts particually the exchange rate and the financial stability of a country. In order to examine the effects of capital flows on carry trade in Turkey for different states of its economy (e.g. contraction or expansion) between January 2005 and April 2018, Markov Switching Vector Autoregressive Model (MSVAR) is employed. According to the findings, an increase in capital flows in the previous period enhances carry trade activity in the current period when expansion regime is in effect. However, for the contraction regime, no evidence is found toward a significant relationship between carry trade and capital flows. Moreover, it is seen that exchange rate uncertainty is considered as an important risk factor by investors in contraction periods when risk aversion levels of investors are high

Aydanur Gacener-Atiş and Deniz Erer

Asymmetric Transition Effects of the Exchange Rate on Consumer Prices in Turkey

Pınar Göktaş

Determinants of Economic Growth in Turkey in the Presence of Structural Breaks

Natalya Ketenci and Ebru Aydoğan

2019, articles 27(41)

The Political Aspect of Sovereign Wealth Funds

İlker Yaman and Ahmet Burçin Yereli̇

The Case of MRI Repetitions with Direct and Indirect Cost Implications: Evidence from Hacettepe University Hospitals

Dilek Başar, İlhan Can Özen, Selcen Öztürk, Ekim Gümeler, Deniz Akata and Arbay Özden Çi̇ftçi̇

Analysis of Fertility in Turkey: The Importance of Future Fertility PreferencesAbstract: Fertility analyzes are generally not carried out considering future fertility preferences. However, future fertility preferences should be considered in terms of both family planning and the updating of fertility policies currently in practice. In this study, fertility analysis was conducted using data from 2008 and 2013 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Two models have been created that take into account the future fertility preferences of households and these models have been estimated with the Generalized Poisson Regression Model. It was found that the standard models that do not take into account the future fertility preferences of the households and the findings obtained from the model taking into consideration differ. In the model that takes into account the future fertility preferences of households, it is seen that the coefficient signs of age, marriage age, employment status and husband age variables change. For this reason, policy-makers should be cautious when making a policy towards fertility, because findings from standard analyzes can lead to false policy practices

Selçuk Gemi̇ci̇oğlu, Hasan Şahi̇n and Emrah Er

The Investigation of the Effect of Perceived Social Support on Loneliness in University StudentsAbstract: The present study was designed to determine the relationship between perceived social support and loneliness including the effect of demographic factors on a sample of university students. Participants in this study were students of the Hacettepe University (n = 402). Data were collected through a demographic information form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and UCLA Loneliness Scale. The results of the study show that loneliness scores are low for women than men. At the same time, loneliness scores of students for those who have a high level of participation in recreational activities and for those with higher levels of perceived social support were found to be low

Ayfer AYDINER Boylu, Gülay Günay and Ali Fuat Ersoy

How Do Informal Social Networks Impact on Labor Earnings in Turkey?

Bengi Yanik-İlhan, Ayşe Aylin Bayar and Nebile Korucu-Gümüşoğlu

An Investigation of the Palma Ratio for Turkey Both on National and Regional Level

Emine Tahsin

The Influence of Institutional Quality and Financial Risk on Stock Market Index: An Empirical Study for TurkeyAbstract: This paper aims to analyze the -possible- effects of institutional quality and (financial) risk level on BIST 100, BIST Industrial and BIST Financial Indexes via Carrioni-Silvestre (2009) multiple structural breaks unit root test, Maki (2012) multiple structural breaks co-integration test and Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) methodology. In the research model of the study, institutional structure is proxied by an institutional quality index derived from data related to bureaucratic quality, corruption, democratic accountability, ethnic tension, external conflict, government stability, internal conflict, political risk, law and order, and investment profile obtained from International County Risk Guide (ICRG). High values in institutional quality index represent weak institutional structure while low values represent high institutional structure. The high financial risk ratio represents a strong financial structure. The empirical findings of Maki (2012) test indicate that all indexes except BIST Financial Index and explanatory variables show co-integration relationship in the long term. Long run parameters estimated by DOLS methodology indicate that there exists a long-term negative relationship between institutional quality index and BIST 100 and BIST Industrial Indexes, while a positive relationship between financial risk level and BIST 100 and BIST Industrial Indexes

Yüksel İltaş and Gülbahar Üçler

Efficiency Changes in Higher Education in OECD Countries: Implementation of Malmquist Total Factor Productivity Index for 2000 and 2012 PeriodAbstract: This study analyzes the total factor productivity changes in higher education in 21 OECD countries for the period of 2000 to 2012 with the Malmquist Total Factor Productivity Index. Study aims to determine the sources of total factor productivity changes by calculating the technical, pure technical, scale efficiency and technological change values. According to the analysis, the largest increase in total factor productivity change indices countries are Australia, USA and Norway, the largest decrease takes place in New Zealand, the Czech Republic and Turkey. The largest increase in total factor productivity is in 2004-2005 period

Mehmet Cahit Güran and Emine Ayranci

An Empirical Study on Alcohol Participation and Consumption Decision in Turkey

Egemen Ipek

Determinants of Health Behaviors and Obesity in Turkey

Aysıt Tansel and Deniz Karaoğlan

2019, articles 27(40)

BREXIT and the J-Curve Hypothesis for the UK: A Nonlinear ARDL Approach

Ayşen Si̇vri̇kaya and Serdar Ongan

Anticompetitive Effects of the Banking Cartel in Turkish Loan MarketAbstract: The aim of this paper is to measure the effect of the banking cartel on the competition in the Turkish loan market. In doing this, we use Bresnahan-Lau model with alternative supply relation definitions. Our results suggest that Turkish banks operate in the perfectly competitive conditions during the non-cartel period. However, with the enforcement of the cartel actively between September 2007 and September 2011, the competition intensity in the market was damaged significantly. All alternative models witness the robust conclusion that the banking cartel affected the competition in the loan market adversely.Classification-JEL: G21, L13, L40, D43.Keywords: Cartel, Competition, Turkish Banking, Bresnahan-Lau Model

Aydın Çelen

Transformation of Globalization and the Role of China

Orhan Şi̇mşek

Discussions on the Chance of Success and Efficiency of Fiscal Decentralisation

Kıvılcım Özge Kara

High Technology Exports: The Analysis for Leader Countries and Turkey

Sevcan Güneş and Tuğba Akin

2019, articles 27(39)

Estimating Fiscal Space: The Theoretical Framework of Ostry et al. Approach

Fatih Akbayir and Ahmet Yereli

Social Capital and Turkish-German Academic Linkages

Yeşim Kuştepeli̇, Sedef Akgüngör and Yaprak Gülcan

Democratic Exit from the Crisis: The Developments in Iceland Politics between 2008-2017

Yavuz Yildirim

Centralization of the Public Internal Audit System in England and Establishment of the Government Internal Audit Agency

Halis Kiral and İlhan Hati̇poğlu

The Main Functions of the State in Islamic Economics: Human Centred Economic Principles

Arif Ersoy and Merve Büşra Altundere

Convergence and Cointegration Analysis under Structural Breaks: Application of Turkey Tourism Markets

Berhan Çoban and Esin Fi̇ruzan

Validity of Unemployment Hysteresis: The Most Fragile Five Developing Countries

Ömer Akkuş and Seher Gülşah Topuz

Does Flypaper Effect Exist? New Evidence from Turkish Municipalities

Yasin Acar

Dynamic Analysis of Defaults and Prepayments in the Turkish Mortgage Market

Yusuf Varlı and Gökhan Övenç

An Examination of Income Distribution and Poverty Statistics Related to Turkey and Chile in the Neoliberal Policy Framework

Ercem Erkul and Fatma Demi̇r-Erkul

2019

Decisiveness of Ownership on the Efficiency in Non-Life Insurance Companies

Müzeyyen Esra Atukalp

Time-Varying and Asymmetric Relationship between Energy Use and Macroeconomic Activity

Ayşen Si̇vri̇kaya and Mübariz Hasanov

The Impact of Neoliberal Policies on Women’s Employment in TurkeyAbstract: With the global expansion of neoliberalism since the 1970s. Many developing countries has adopted export-led growth model like Turkey. Changes in production processes and reduction of the state’s pro-labor audit with neoliberal policies have had a direct impact on labor markets by transforming the forms and areas of employment into a more flexible an informal character. However, women’s labor has been adversely affected by patriarchy which includes gender ideology and practices. While in most places -adopted this growth model- women labor has taken place the main locomotive of production, a similar increase has not experienced in Turkey that adopted same growth model in recent time and had similar patriarchal condition with these countries. Therefore, in the study, it is aimed to understand the effect of neoliberal policies on women’s employment in Turkey. At this point, data from the TURKSTAT household surveys and field studies were used for employment data. In conclusion, it is seen that the rate of women’s employment has not increased while employment quality has deteriorated in a manner consistent with global trends due to Turkey’s specific economic conditions, the impact of private and public patriarchy

Şeyda Güdek-Gölçek

Are Public-Private Components of Health Care Expenditures Converging Among OECD Countries? Evidence from a Nonlinear Panel Unit Root TestAbstract: Many countries devote an increasing proportion of their economic resources to produce and provide health care services. Looking at the written economic literature, it can be seen that although there is work on convergence in health expenditures, these studies are generally based on linearity assumption. In this study, the validity of the convergence hypothesis on the public, private and total per capita health expenditures are analyzed by non-linear panel unit root tests in a sample of 18 OECD countries, covering Turkey, over the period 1979-2016. The findings of the analysis show that the convergence hypothesis is valid only for private per capita health expenditure

Gülsüm Akarsu, Reyhan Cafri and Hanife Bidirdi

The Effect of Social Networks on Financial Literacy

Müge Çeti̇ner and Ahmet Mete Çi̇li̇ngi̇rtürk

The Relationship between Real Output (Real GDP) and Unemployment Rate: An Analysis of Okun’s Law for Eurozone

Utku Altunöz

Relationship between CO2 Emission and Economic Growth in Turkic Countries: A Panel Causality Analysis

Tuğay Günel

The Relationship Between Saving, Profit Rates and Business CyclesAbstract:There are different approaches of economics schools on the sources, causes and determinants of business cycles. These approaches have been shaped in the Classical and Keynesian currents. The Global Financial Crisis that lived in 2008 laid the groundwork for the revival of the literature on business cycles. By using the panel data methods for the period between 1990 and 2013 in OECD economies, this study has investigated the effects of private sector profit and savings rates playing an important role in creating the cyclical fluctuations. The findings show that profit and the lagged saving rates have positive effect on the cyclical fluctuations. In other words, an increase in profit and savings rates causes the upward deviations from the trend level. On the other hand, the increases in the variables used in the analysis, like commercial and financial openness, total factor productivity, high-tech exports, domestic credit volume, M2 money supply, real exchange rate and government spendings, give rise to upward deviations tendency to boom) from the trend level while interest, inflation and unemployment rates have a reverse situation (tendency to recession).Classification-JEL:D20, E32, C23

Efe Can Kilinç and Cafer Necat Berberoğlu

External Debt and Economic Growth in Turkey: An Empirical Analysis

Tuncer Gövdeli̇

Minskian Financial Instability Hypothesis and Its Post Keynesian Roots: A Theoretical Approach

Ömer Doruk and Yusuf Can Şahi̇ntürk

The Factors Affecting Capital Structure of Firms: The Application of Iron and Steel Industry

Yakup Söylemez

Characteristic of Time-based Underemployment in Turkey: Findings from the Household Labour Force SurveysAbstract:Time-based underemployment is a labour market mismatch that occurs in a circumstance that workers are employed for fewer hours than they desire, aside from their preferences. Even if it is not as unemployment as, this type of employment has an effect of reducing the income level and life satisfaction and increasing the dependency for welfare receipt on workers. This paper explores the association between the time-based underemployment and demographic and work-status predictors on the basis of the logistic regression modelling analyse techniques, by employing the 2016 Household Labour Force Survey microdata taken from Turkish Statistical Institute. The research results originally found that being male and 25-34 age band, holding educational attainment in university and over, working in part-time jobs, informal jobs, the construction sectors and elementary occupations, and living in the Mediterranean Region increased the likelihood of time-based underemployment

Ayhan Görmüş

International Trade and Terror Relationship in TurkeyAbstract:In this study, the effect of terrorism on international trade is examined in the case of Turkey. Between 1980 and 2015, along with many important political and scientific developments towards the development of international trade, international trading has begun to reach certain limitations with the terrorist channel. International trade has reached the highest levels in history with globalization phenomenon. International trade has remarkably expanded with the help of widespread internet use information technologies especially in the trade of services. Along with these positive developments, international terrorism has a negative impact on world trade. There is strong evidence that the increase in terrorist incidents led to a decline on international trade. This study focuses on whether terrorism affects Turkey's foreign trade. In doing so, between 1970 and 2016, the sensitivity of foreign trade to terrorism was measured by the concept of elasticity

Şennur Sezgi̇n

ABD İşgücü Piyasasında Histeresi Etkisi Üzerine Ampirik Bir Çalışma: Yeni Keynesyen Ücret Phillips Eğrisi (1990-2014)

Leyla Baştav

Behavioral Approach to Tax Compliance Process: Taxpayer Behaviors and Typologies

Serdar Çi̇çek, Hüseyin Güçlü Çi̇çek and Elif Ayşe Şahi̇n-İpek

The Relationship between Unemployment and Growth: Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing Industry

Özge Bariş-Tüzemen and Samet Tüzemen

Determinants of Bank Profitability after Transition to the Strong Economy Program in Turkey

Cemil Çi̇ftçi̇ and Dilek Durusu-Çi̇ftçi̇

Analysis of the Relationship between Trade Openness and Economic Growth: The Case of Turkey

Mehmet Vahit Eren and Ayşe Ergi̇n-Ünal