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International Competitiveness Analysis of Turkish Pasta Industry in Framework of Some Indexes and Product Mapping: A Research on the years 2001-2020

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  • Fatma Ä°ZGÄ°
  • Mustafa KAVACIK

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In the globalizing world, international trade is reaching advanced dimensions every passing day. Exporting companies had to make a competition both in local and international markets. Therefore, countries should have competitiveness both in the domestic and global markets. Nowadays, Turkey is leading pasta producer and exporter. In this study, the situation of the pasta industry in the world and in Turkey and the developments in its foreign trade were examined. This study aims to determine and analyze the international competitiveness of Turkey's pasta industry. Accordingly, pasta export and import data from Turkey and the world between 2001-2020 were used to calculate international competitiveness indices. Within the scope analysis, Balassa's RCA index, Vollrath’s indices (RXA, RMP, RTA, RC), Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage Index (RSCA), Trade Balance Index (TBI) were used and The Product Mapping Method developed by Tri Widodo was applied. As a result of the calculation of all indices, it has been revealed that Turkey has a competitive advantage in the pasta industry and specializes in its export. Turkey has the position of a net exporter (Group A) with a comparative advantage in this industry.

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  • Fatma Ä°ZGÄ° & Mustafa KAVACIK, 2023. "International Competitiveness Analysis of Turkish Pasta Industry in Framework of Some Indexes and Product Mapping: A Research on the years 2001-2020," Fiscaoeconomia, Tubitak Ulakbim JournalPark (Dergipark), issue 2.
    • Handle: RePEc:fis:journl:230206
    DOI: 10.25295/fsecon.1210730
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    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General

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