Abstract
Purpose: Relationships of capital formation with macro-economic and financial factors are among the widely investigated and discussed issues by researchers in recent years. The aim of this study is to investigate whether financial development, globalization and savings effect capital formation in Turkey.
Methodology: The relationships between the variables were tested using the Hatemi-J and Irandoust (2012) cointegration test, where the hidden cointegration relationship was examined, and the Hatemi J (2012) causality tests, where the asymmetric causality relationship was examined.
Findings: Hatemi-J (2012) test suggests that there is asymmetric causality relationship between capital formation and financial development indicators except financial system deposits, globalization and savings. Results also suggest that this relationship differentiate among variables. Furthermore, causalities
from financial development variables to capital formation are always positive while capital formation effect financial development negatively. Consequently, this study shows that capital formation is affected positively from financial development, globalization and savings.
Originality: This paper is first of its kind to research the asymmetric relationship between financial development savings, globalization and capital formation in Turkish economy by using econometric methods.