The import tariff changes and sectoral production in Turkey: a computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling approach

Hüseyin T. Eğen; Hale Akbulut; Hüseyin T. Eğen; Hale Akbulut

doi:10.3934/QFE.2019.3.456

Quantitative Finance and Economics

2019, Volume 3, Issue 3: 456-472. doi: 10.3934/QFE.2019.3.456

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The import tariff changes and sectoral production in Turkey: a computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling approach

Hüseyin T. Eğen ^,,
Hale Akbulut

Department of Public Finance, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

Received: 04 April 2019 Accepted: 02 June 2019 Published: 03 July 2019
JEL Codes: C68, H20, H30

From the point of increasing trade liberalization policies worldwide, this study aims to test the effects of the changes in import tariffs in Turkey. For that purpose, we benefit from simultaneous equations based on a computable general equilibrium framework. We construct an updated social accounting matrix for Turkey which is compatible with our model by using different data sources. Our findings obtained from the model suggest that import tariff increase will provide increases in domestic production after each subsequent tariff rate reductions. Furthermore, increasing domestic production associates with improvements in trade deficits and employment. So, tariff-distorted effects of trade policy as such are said to be small in Turkey.
- import tariffs,
- production,
- CGE,
- Turkey
Citation: Hüseyin T. Eğen, Hale Akbulut. The import tariff changes and sectoral production in Turkey: a computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling approach[J]. Quantitative Finance and Economics, 2019, 3(3): 456-472. doi: 10.3934/QFE.2019.3.456

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Abstract

From the point of increasing trade liberalization policies worldwide, this study aims to test the effects of the changes in import tariffs in Turkey. For that purpose, we benefit from simultaneous equations based on a computable general equilibrium framework. We construct an updated social accounting matrix for Turkey which is compatible with our model by using different data sources. Our findings obtained from the model suggest that import tariff increase will provide increases in domestic production after each subsequent tariff rate reductions. Furthermore, increasing domestic production associates with improvements in trade deficits and employment. So, tariff-distorted effects of trade policy as such are said to be small in Turkey.

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