Determinants of Turkish Exports: Competitiveness and Unit Labor Cost - Tapa blanda

Turkey?s exports increased dramatically in the years between 1996 and 2006. In 1996, the total value of exports was 23 billion dollars, whereas in 2006 it reached 85 billion dollars. This book investigates the causes of Turkish export-boom after 2000 by concentrating on cost and productivity aspects of the production in the manufacturing sector. Moreover, the importance of these factors is examined for the rising and declining sectors. In addition, poor export performance of Turkey for the pre-2000 period is analyzed with respect to Slovak Republic in terms of cost competitiveness in manufacturing sector. Dynamic panel data technique is employed for these analyses. By considering the case of Turkey the book shed light on the basic determinants of export performance in developing countries.

Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Ph.D.: Studied Economic at University of Maryland College Park. Associate Professor at Bogazici University. Yavuz Selim Hacihasanoglu, MA: Studied Economics at Bogazici University.