Technological change, human capital, and absorptive capacity: Can Turkey escape the Middle Income Trap?
Yıl: 2016 Cilt: 43 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 391 - 424 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022
Technological change, human capital, and absorptive capacity: Can Turkey escape the Middle Income Trap?
Öz: Bu çalışmada, Türkiye gibi bir Orta Gelir Tuzağı ülkesinin tuzaktan kurtularak gelişmiş ülkelere yakınsayabilmesi için teknolojik gelişim hızının dünya sınır teknolojik gelişim hızından yüksek olması ve teknoloji emilim kapasitesini artırması gerekliliği görüşü dikkate alınarak içsel bir büyüme modeli kurgulanmıştır. Çalışmada okullaşma yılının, eğitim kalitesinin ve sermaye malı ithalatının GSYİH'ya oranının artışıyla hem teknoloji seviyesinin hem de teknolojinin gelişim hızının ve verimlilik kazanımlarının artacağı ve bu sayede Türkiye'nin tuzaktan kurtulmasının mümkün olabileceği gösterilmektedir. Ayrıca, eğitimli nüfus içinde araştırmacıların oranının artışı yakınsama sürecini başlatacak eşikleri azaltarak tuzaktan çıkabilmeye yardım edecek ve yerli teknolojinin dünya sınır teknoloji seviyesine oranını artıracaktır.
Anahtar Kelime: Konular:
Teknolojik değişim, beşeri sermaye ve emilim kapasitesi: Türkiye Orta Gelir Tuzağı'ndan çıkabilir mi?
Öz: In this study, we build an endogenous growth model around the idea that in order to escape the Middle Income Trap (MIT) and catch-up with the rich economies, a country in the MIT (like Turkey) needs to experience technological change at a rate faster than that of the world frontier technological progress, and to realize convergence, she must increase technological absorptive capacity. We show that by increasing the years of schooling, educational quality, and the share of capital goods imports in GDP, not only the level of technology will improve, but also the rate of technological progress and labor productivity growth will improve, making it possible for Turkey to eventually escape the trap. Moreover, increasing the share of researchers in overall educated population helps to avoid the trap by decreasing the threshold to start the catch-up process, and increasing the domestic technology level relative to the world frontier.
Anahtar Kelime: Konular:
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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