Ekonomi TEK

Yazarlar: Alpay FİLİZTEKİN

Konular:İktisat

Anahtar Kelimeler:Economic growth,Regional convergence,Industry composition

Özet: This paper investigates convergence across Turkish provinces between 1975 and 1995. The evidence shows that convergence across Turkish provinces is conditional unlike the absolute convergence pattern found for the regions within the developed nations. Using a fixed effect model it has been shown that estimated steady states differ significantly and the major determinant of the position of the steady states is the initial condition. The paper also investigates the sources of convergence by examining sectoral convergence pattern. It is found that productivity levels and productivity growth vary across sectors and across provinces. Changes in sectoral employment contribute significantly both to productivity growth and convergence at the aggregate level.

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