Regional Competitiveness in Turkey

The aim of this study is to determine the competitiveness indices of the sub regions according to NUTS2 level in Turkey and to estimate efficiency of these indices for creating GDP per capita. In this study, it has been taken into account four basic factors -economic structure, innovation, human cap...

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Main Author: Emine Demet Ekinci hamamcı
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2019-06-01
Series:İstanbul İktisat Dergisi
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description The aim of this study is to determine the competitiveness indices of the sub regions according to NUTS2 level in Turkey and to estimate efficiency of these indices for creating GDP per capita. In this study, it has been taken into account four basic factors -economic structure, innovation, human capital, infrastructure and accessibility- that affect both the high competition and the level of GDP per capita. In this study, the methods have been followed Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Inputs of study are seventeen items related to four factors, whereas output item is per capita GDP. In the study, regional competition indices are firstly obtained with EFA. Then, by using DEA, it has been estimated efficiency of these indices for creating GDP per capita. According to the indices’ results of economic and innovative infrastructure, skilled labor infrastructure and regional basic infrastructure, TR10 İstanbul, TR31 İzmir, TR42 Kocaeli and TR51 Ankara are most competitive sub regions of Turkey. In the CCR Model, only three sub regions - TR10 Istanbul, TR42 Kocaeli and TR51 Ankara- have become efficient in generating per capita income, whereas eight sub regions -TR10 İstanbul, TR21 Tekirdağ, TR42 Kocaeli, TR51 Ankara, TR82 Kastamonu, TRA2 Ağrı, TRB2 Van and TRC2 Şanlıurfa- are efficient in the BCC Model.
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spelling doaj-art-c5ed29e9637f41c9a03f7a2aee11bd702025-08-20T03:09:31ZengIstanbul University Pressİstanbul İktisat Dergisi2602-39542019-06-016916710110.26650/ISTJECON2018-0007123456Regional Competitiveness in TurkeyEmine Demet Ekinci hamamcı0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2808-2186Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi, Erzurum, TurkiyeThe aim of this study is to determine the competitiveness indices of the sub regions according to NUTS2 level in Turkey and to estimate efficiency of these indices for creating GDP per capita. In this study, it has been taken into account four basic factors -economic structure, innovation, human capital, infrastructure and accessibility- that affect both the high competition and the level of GDP per capita. In this study, the methods have been followed Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Inputs of study are seventeen items related to four factors, whereas output item is per capita GDP. In the study, regional competition indices are firstly obtained with EFA. Then, by using DEA, it has been estimated efficiency of these indices for creating GDP per capita. According to the indices’ results of economic and innovative infrastructure, skilled labor infrastructure and regional basic infrastructure, TR10 İstanbul, TR31 İzmir, TR42 Kocaeli and TR51 Ankara are most competitive sub regions of Turkey. In the CCR Model, only three sub regions - TR10 Istanbul, TR42 Kocaeli and TR51 Ankara- have become efficient in generating per capita income, whereas eight sub regions -TR10 İstanbul, TR21 Tekirdağ, TR42 Kocaeli, TR51 Ankara, TR82 Kastamonu, TRA2 Ağrı, TRB2 Van and TRC2 Şanlıurfa- are efficient in the BCC Model.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/00A85F5FCFD343FEA4278A78D8B36008regional competitivenessexploratory factor analysisdata envelopment analysis
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regional competitiveness
exploratory factor analysis
data envelopment analysis
title Regional Competitiveness in Turkey
title_full Regional Competitiveness in Turkey
title_fullStr Regional Competitiveness in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Regional Competitiveness in Turkey
title_short Regional Competitiveness in Turkey
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exploratory factor analysis
data envelopment analysis
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