FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOWS AND NET EXPORTS RELATIONSHIP IN TURKEY: AN ANALYSIS FOR THE POST 1980 PERIOD
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2011
Yazarlar: Burcu TÜRKCAN, Saygılı, R. Fatih
\n Volume: 3, Issue: 2\n 83-93\n \n, Uluslararası, 2011
Özet
The main purpose of this study is to detect the long-term relationship betweenforeign direct investment inflows and net exports in Turkey. The first section isdevoted to the impact of FDI on net exports and recent developments relating tothose variables in Turkey are briefly examined. Inthe second section, a literaturesurvey is made to present empirical results for different countries. Finally,empirical analyses are conducted for Turkey by using a time series data for thepost- 1980 period. The results reveal that there isno significant complementaryrelationship between FDI and net exports in Turkeybut the main motive behindFDI inflows to Turkey is to gain access to local market rather than producing forforeign markets.