GELİŞMEKTE OLAN PİYASA EKONOMİLERİNİN YAKINSAMA DENEYİMLERİ: (1950-2008)

Bu çalışmada 1950-2008 periyodundaki, gelişmekte olan piyasa ekonomilerindeki kişi başı gelir yakınsaması deneyimleri ele alınmaktadır. Gelişmekte olan piyasa ekonomilerindeki yakınsama literatürde gelişmiş ülkeler için olduğu kadar ilgi görmemiştir ve bundan dolayı bu çalışmayla gelişmekte olan piyasa ekonomilerindeki yakınsamanın durumu tespit edilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Bu amaçla gelişmekte olan 25 ülke ekonomisindeki kişi başı gelir yakınsaması standart ADF birim kök testi, Nahar ve Inder (2002) Testi ve doğrusal olmayan zaman serisi tekniğine dayanan KSS testi ile incelenmektedir. ADF birim kök testi incelenen serilerin durağan olması durumunda yakınsama çıkarımına izin verirken, Nahar ve Inder (2002) Testi ise incelenen serilerin durağan olmaması durumunda bile yakınsama çıkarımının yapılabileceğini ileri sürmektedir. Öte yandan KSS testi, doğrusal olmayan zaman serilerinde durağanlık bulgusunun yakınsama çıkarımı yaratacağını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmayla hedeflenen amaca ulaşabilmek için söz konusu testler uygulanmış olup ele alınan serilerin durağan olmaması durumunda bile yakınsama çıkarımının yapılabileceğini vurgulayan Nahar ve Inder (2002) Test sonuçlarına göre 25 piyasa ekonomisinden 18’inin örneklem ortalamasına doğru polynom–tipi yakınsama davranışı bulunmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, bulgular örneklem ülkelerinde herhangi bir doğrusal olmayan etki bulunmadığını ve Kapetanios, Snell, and Shin (KSS) (2003) Testi sonuçları ise örneklem ülkelerinde yakınsama bulgusu çıkarımı yapılamayacağını göstermektedir

CONVERGENCE EXPERIENCES IN EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES: (1950-2008)

In this paper, we study the GDP per capita convergence in emerging market economies for the period of 1950-2008. As the convergence in emerging market economies hasn’t been concerned as much as in the developed countries in the literature, hereby the situation of the convergence in emerging market economies is tried to be found out by the investigation. For this purpose, GDP per capita convergences in 25 developing countries were tested by ADF unit root test, Nahar and Inder (2002) Test and Kapetanios, Snell, and Shin (KSS) (2003) Test, which is based on the non-linear time series technique. While ADF unit root test allows to infer that there is convergence upon to the used series are stationary, the Nahar and Inder (2002) Test asserts that the existence of the convergence could also infer whether the used series are not stationary. On the other hand, the Kapetanios, Snell, and Shin (KSS) (2003) Test reveals that, if non-linear time series are stationary, the convergence could be inferred. In order to reach to the target aimed by the study, said tests were implemented. As per the results of Nahar and Inder (2002) Test, which emphasize that the existence of the convergence could be inferred whether the used series are not stationary? The findings show that there is
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