INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Özşahin, Gülşah

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Gülşah ÖZŞAHİN (Kırklareli Üniversitesi, Ekonomi Bölümü, Kırklareli, Türkiye)

Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 57 Sayı: 652 Sayfa Aralığı: 39 - 63 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 27-10-2020

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Öz:

Most new technologies are created in developed countries. In developing countries, contacts with theoutside world, research and development (R&D), human capital, and technology diffusion play importantroles in increasing innovation and productivity. Using panel data from manufacturing sectorsfrom 2009 to 2014, this study examines the impact of various channels of technology diffusion, R&D,and human capital on labour productivity change in Turkey. According to the estimation results, thetechnology gap has had a positive effect on productivity change. This suggests a rapid adaptation totechnology, and it may be a sign of future convergence with the technological frontier. Export intensity,improves technology transfer rate. Increase in export intensity is found to increase productivitychange for the following year; and, increase in import penetration on productivity change is found tobe positive in the current year and in the subsequent years. The impacts of foreign direct investments(FDI), tangible investments, R&D intensity, and human capital are found to be insignificant, whilethe impact of interaction of human capital with the technology gap is negative and significant. It isalso found that increases in the market concentration rate, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI),results in more rapid increases in productivity.

Anahtar Kelime:

TÜRKİYE İMALAT SEKTÖRÜNDE ULUSLARARASI TEKNOLOJİ DİFÜZYONU VE VERİMLİLİKDEĞİŞİMİ

Öz:

Çoğu yeni teknoloji geliĢmiĢ ülkelerde yaratılmaktadır. GeliĢmekte olan ülkelerde, dıĢ dünya ile temaslar, araĢtırma ve geliĢtirme (Ar-Ge), beĢeri sermaye ve teknoloji difüzyonu, inovasyon ve verimliliğin artmasında önemli rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalıĢma, 2009-2014 yılları arasında Türkiye imalat sektörü panel verilerini kullanarak çeĢitli teknoloji difüzyonu kanalları, Ar-Ge ve beĢeri sermayenin iĢgücü verimliliğindeki değiĢmeye etkilerini incelemektedir. Tahmin sonuçlarına göre, teknolojik açığın verimlilik değiĢimine etkisi pozitiftir. Bu, teknolojiye hızlı bir Ģekilde uyum sağlandığını ve gelecekte teknoloji sınırına yakınlaĢmanın gerçekleĢebileceğini göstermektedir. Ġhracat yoğunluğu, teknoloji transfer hızını artırmaktadır. Ġhracat yoğunluğundaki artıĢın, bir sonraki yılda verimliliği arttırdığı; ithalat yoğunluğundaki artıĢın verimlilik değiĢimine etkisinin de cari yılda ve sonraki yıllarda pozitif olduğu görülmüĢtür. Doğrudan yabancı yatırımların, maddi yatırımların, Ar-Ge yoğunluğunun ve beĢeri sermayenin etkileri anlamsızken; beĢeri sermaye ile teknoloji açığı etkileĢiminin verimliliğe etkisi, negatif ve anlamlıdır. Ayrıca, piyasa yoğunluğundaki, Herfindahl-Hirschman Endeksi (HHI) artıĢlarının verimlilikte daha hızlı artıĢlara neden olduğu bulunmuĢtur.

Anahtar Kelime:

Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	Özşahin G (2020). INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR. Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi, 57(652), 39 - 63.
Chicago	Özşahin Gülşah INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR. Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi 57, no.652 (2020): 39 - 63.
MLA	Özşahin Gülşah INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR. Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi, vol.57, no.652, 2020, ss.39 - 63.
AMA	Özşahin G INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR. Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi. 2020; 57(652): 39 - 63.
Vancouver	Özşahin G INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR. Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi. 2020; 57(652): 39 - 63.
IEEE	Özşahin G "INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR." Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi, 57, ss.39 - 63, 2020.
ISNAD	Özşahin, Gülşah. "INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MANUFACTURING SECTOR". Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi 57/652 (2020), 39-63.