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Structural transformation and sources of growth in Turkey

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  • Ahmet Ihsan Kaya
  • Cumhur Çiçekçi

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This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the supply and demand side of structural transformation in Turkey. Using the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database, we find that labour productivity improvements explain more than half of economic growth in the period 1980-2021. This is mainly thanks to within-sector productivity improvements, while the contribution of structural change declines over time. Time-series regression analysis shows that structural change is driven by per capita income growth and financial openness but is halted by trade integration.

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  • Ahmet Ihsan Kaya & Cumhur Çiçekçi, 2023. "Structural transformation and sources of growth in Turkey," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-71, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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