İzmir İktisat Dergisi (Sep 2020)
Şanghay İşbirliği Örgütü Ülkelerinde Makroekonomik Göstergelerin İhracat Rekabet Gücüne Etkisi
Abstract
The aim of the study is to determine macroeconomic indicators affecting export competitiveness of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries. In the study covering the period 2000-2017, Balassa index was used to determine the export competitiveness of these countries. In the study, the effect of various macroeconomic indicators on export competitiveness of the SCO countries was analyzed using the AMG estimator. According to the results, only the current account deficit variable has negative effect on the competitiveness of crude materials except fuels product groups. Only the per capita income variable has a negative effect on the export competitiveness of the main manufacturing goods.
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