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The Impact Of Seaport Cargo On Economic Development: Panel Data Evidence From Turkiye

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  • Ali Tehci

    (Ordu University, Fatsa Faculty of Marine Sciences, Department of Maritime Business Administration, Ordu, Turkiye)

  • Fuad Selamzade

    (Muş Alparslan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muş, Turkiye)

  • Sam Demirkol

    (University of Sussex, Strategy & Marketing Department, Sussex Business School, United Kingdom)

  • Aycan Kama

    (Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Nevşehir, Turkiye)

  • Yusuf Ersoy

    (Muş Alparslan University, Malazgirt Vocational School, Muş, Turkiye)

Abstract

The strategic importance of ports increases the share of maritime transport in international trade. Most of the cargo handled in ports is related to foreign trade. The current study focuses on the impact of the outputs of 18 container and cargo ports involved in international trade in Türkiye on macroeconomic indicators. The effects of the cargo outputs of the ports for the years 2004-2022 on GDP were estimated using panel data regression models. The results show that the amount of cargo handled in ports influences the exports and industrial production of the provinces. It was also concluded that the amount of cargo exports has an essential impact on increasing GDP. It is imperative to enhance ports and fully utilize their potential.

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  • Ali Tehci & Fuad Selamzade & Sam Demirkol & Aycan Kama & Yusuf Ersoy, 2025. "The Impact Of Seaport Cargo On Economic Development: Panel Data Evidence From Turkiye," Economic Thought and Practice, Department of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik, vol. 34(2), pages 543-559, november.
    • Handle: RePEc:avo:emipdu:v:34:y:2025:i:2:p:543-559
    DOI: 10.17818/EMIP/2025/18
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    JEL classification:

    • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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