The role of macroeconomic instability in public and private capital accumulation and growth: the case of Turkey 1963-1999

This study investigates the empirical relationship(s) between macroeconomic instability, public and private capital accumulation and growth in Turkey over the period 1963-1999. Time series econometric techniques, such as cointegration and impulse response analysis, are used. The results of this pape...

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Published in:Applied economics 2005-02, Vol.37 (2), p.239-251
Main Authors: Ismihan, Mustafa, Metin-Ozcan, Kivilcim, Tansel, Aysit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital
Capital accumulation
Cointegration analysis
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic instability
Investment
Macroeconomics
Private investment
Public investment
Studies
Time series
Turkey
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Summary:This study investigates the empirical relationship(s) between macroeconomic instability, public and private capital accumulation and growth in Turkey over the period 1963-1999. Time series econometric techniques, such as cointegration and impulse response analysis, are used. The results of this paper suggest that the chronic and increasing macroeconomic instability of the Turkish economy has seriously affected her capital formation and growth. Furthermore, the Turkish experience indicates that chronic macroeconomic instability seems to be a serious impediment to public investment, especially to its infrastructural component, and shatters, or even reverses, the complementarity between public and private investment in the long run.
ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/0003684042000286115