Turkish Economy

The Real Economy, Corporate Governance and Reform

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Sumru G. Altug, Alpay Filiztekin, Turkey) Altug, Sumru G. (Koc University, Turkey) Filiztekin, Alpay (Sabanci University

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Including contributions from noted international scholars, this collection of papers provides a strong theoretical and empirical underpinning for the discussion of major public policy issues facing Turkey today. Matters addressed include:determinants of growth and productivityeducation and human capital accumulationincome inequalitycorporate control and governmentperformance of the government sectorimpact of major public policy issues on the future growth prospects of the Turkish economy.This volume relates the impact of major public policy issues on the future growth prospects of the Turkish economy. At a time when Turkey is currently attempting to gain membership to the European Union, this pertinent reference questions whether the country's economy is in fact ready for EU accession and membership.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-02-09
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt660 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies
Antal sidor324
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415365925

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Sumru Altu? is professor at the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics at Koç university in Istanbul. Her fields of interest include business cycles, investment, productivity and growth, intertemporal models of consumption and labour supply, and financial markets. Her previous publications include Dynamic Choice and Asset Markets (Academic Press, 1994) with Pamela Labadie, and Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis: Theory and Policy in General Equilibrium (Cambridge University Press, 2003) with Jagjit Chadha and Charles Nolan.Alpay Filiztekin is an Associate professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabanci University in Istanbul. His fields of research include growth theory, regional economics, productivity dynamics and real costs of inflation.

Contributors List of Tables and Figures Preface Part 1: The Real Economy 1. Productivity and Growth, 1923-2003 2. Income and Consumption Inequality for Turkey: What Role Does Education Play? 3. Female Labour Supply in Turkey 4. A Disaggregated Analysis of Price Dynamics Part 2: The Corporate Sector 5. Capital Structure Decisions of Turkish Firms 6. Firm-level Profitability, Liquidity, and Investment 7. Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance of Turkish Companies Part 3: The Government Sector and Reform 8. Privatization: What has been achieved? 9. The Political Economy of Pension Reform 10. The Turkish Banking Sector: A Rough Ride From Crisis to Maturation Bibliography Index