The Effect of Economic Freedom on Export Sophistication in OECD Countries

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 126 - 148, 28.01.2024

Feride Öztürk , Yunus Emre Topcu

https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1345968

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of sub-indices of economic freedom namely, rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and open markets on export sophistication for OECD countries for the period 2005-2019. According to the Generalized Moments Method (GMM) results, the rule of law, government size and open markets positively affect export sophistication. These results suggest that OECD countries should increase the level of rule of law, government size and open markets to enhance export sophistication.

Keywords

Export Sophistication, Economic Freedom, GMM

OECD Ülkelerinde Ekonomik Özgürlüklerin İhracat Sofistikasyonuna Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, ekonomik özgürlüğün alt indeksleri olan hukukun üstünlüğü, kamu sektörü büyüklüğü, düzenleyici etkiler ve pazara erişimin ihracat sofistikasyonuna etkisini OECD ülkeleri için 2005-2019 döneminde araştırmaktadır. Genelleştirilmiş Momentler Yöntemi (GMM) sonuçlarına göre hukukun üstünlüğü, kamu kesimi büyüklüğü ve pazara erişim, ihracat sofistikasyonunu pozitif yönde etkilemektedir. Bu sonuçlara göre, OECD ülkeleri, ihracat sofistikasyonunu artırmak için hukukun üstünlüğü, kamu kesimi büyüklüğü ve pazara erişim seviyelerini artırmalıdır.

Keywords

İhracat sofistikasyonu, Ekonomik Özgürlük, GMM

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