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Current Account Deficit and Its Causes in Turkey

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  • Murat ÇAK

    (Istanbul University)

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Over the past decade the Turkish economy has witnessed many notable achievements. Foremost among these, of course, has been the sharp reduction in the rate of inflation, falling from 3-digit to single-digit figures comes from. Similar success stories include uninterrupted economic growth and record-breaking export levels, etc., can be mentioned during this period. Recently, however, especially during the last five years, international organizations influential in global economic development such as the IMF, OECD, and IBDR have repeatedly drawn attention to the fragility of Turkey’s current account balance Many leading economists in Turkey along with the Central Bank have also started making statements such that “the current account deficit contains important risks, and measures need to be taken immediately.” For these reasons, our study aims to describe why the current account deficit is so important and to identify the causative factors.

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  • Murat ÇAK, 2015. "Current Account Deficit and Its Causes in Turkey," Eurasian Academy Of Sciences Social Sciences Journal, Eurasian Academy Of Sciences, vol. 1(1), pages 21-31, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eas:journl:v:1:y:2015:i:1:p:21-31
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    Keywords

    Current Account Balance; Savings; Economic Growth; Foreign Trade; Economy of Turkey;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E63 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization; Treasury Policy
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus

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