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The Relation between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth: Evidence from Turkey

Savunma Harcamaları ve Ekonomik Büyüme İlişkisi: Türkiye Örneği

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229–236
Publication Date
2019-07-31
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The impulse-responses analysis results suggest that the responses of the GDP to an unexpected military spending are negative and statistically significant in the long-term.

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Objective & Hypothesis:After the Second World War, especially in the Cold War era, military expenditures increased worldwide and it has reached its highest levels in the late 1980s.
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Key Findings & Data:The relationship between economic growth and defense spending is analyzed by using annual data for the 1968-2017 periods in Turkey.
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Conclusion & Impact:The impulse-responses analysis results suggest that the responses of the GDP to an unexpected military spending are negative and statistically significant in the long-term.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2017 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Savunma Harcamaları · Ekonomik büyüme · Nedensellik

Abstract

After the Second World War, especially in the Cold War era, military expenditures increased worldwide and it has reached its highest levels in the late 1980s. The countries have revised their national security policies due to the increasing terrorist attacks in the following period. Turkey is located in the Middle East is experiencing an intense battle and hence the existence of a strong army has a vital importance for Turkey. The share of military spending in Turkey’s economy is very high because of long-standing terrorist incidents and being an important force in the region. The relationship between economic growth and defense spending is analyzed by using annual data for the 1968-2017 periods in Turkey. The short- and long-term causality relationships between related variables are examined by means of using the frequency domain causality test suggested by Breitung and Candelon (2006). We find evidence in favor of the causal link running from military expenditures to economic growth. The impulse-responses analysis results suggest that the responses of the GDP to an unexpected military spending are negative and statistically significant in the long-term.

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İkinci Dünya Savaşı sonrasında özellikle Soğuk Savaş dönemi ile birlikte savunma harcamalarında dünya genelinde artış görülmüş ve savunma harcamaları 1980’lerin sonunda en üst seviyelere yükselmiştir. Sonraki dönemde artan terör saldırıları ile ülkeler milli güvenlik politikalarının revize etmişlerdir. Türkiye savaşların yoğun bir şekilde yaşandığı Ortadoğu’da yer almakta ve bu nedenle güçlü bir ordunun varlığı Türkiye için hayati bir önem sahiptir. Gerek uzun yıllardır süren terör olayları gerekse bölgede önemli bir güç olması nedeniyle savunma harcamalarının Türkiye ekonomisi içerisindeki payı oldukça fazladır. Çalışmada savunma harcamaları ile ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişki 1968-2017 dönemi Türkiye özelinde yıllık veriler kullanılarak incelenmektedir. Analizde ilgili değişkenler arasındaki kısa ve uzun dönemli nedensellik ilişkisi Breitung ve Candelon (2006) tarafından geliştirilen frekans alanında nedensellik testi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda Türkiye ekonomisinde savunma harcamalarından ekonomik büyümeye yönelik tek yönlü bir nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir. Etki-tepki analizi sonuçları savunma harcamalarındaki beklenmedik bir artışa GSYİH’nin vermiş olduğu tepkinin uzun dönemde negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğunu göstermektedir.

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ÇEVİK, E. İ., BEKTAŞ, G. (2019). The Relation between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth: Evidence from Turkey. Balkan Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 16, 229–236. https://ajindex.com/articles/902756

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