Intra-Industry Trade in High-Tech Product Groups within the South Korean Manufacturing Industry

Muhammed Fatih Aydemir; Osman Barbaros Kemer

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Güney Kore İmalat Sanayiindeki Yüksek Teknolojili Ürün Gruplarında Endüstri-İçi Ticaret

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Bu makalenin amacı, Güney Kore’nin dış ticaret ilişkisi içinde bulunduğu diğer ülkeler ile yüksek teknolojili ürün üreten imalat sanayi sektörleri açısından birbirlerine ne kadar benzeştiğini tespit etmektir. Bunu gerçekleştirmek için, makalede Güney-Kore’nin yüksek teknolojili (yüksek katma değerli) ürünler üreten imalat sanayiinin Endüstri-İçi Ticareti (EİT) analiz edilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda 2010-2022 yılları arasında imalat sanayi kapsamında 3 basamaklı (SITC-Rev.3) dış ticaret verileri ile literatürde en çok kullanılan Grubel-Lloyd endeksi ile hesaplamalar yapılmıştır. Bunu yaparken, Güney Kore’nin yüksek teknolojili ürünlerinin EİT verileri çeşitli tablolarda analiz edilmiştir. Güney Kore’nin dış ticaret yaptığı ülkeler ile yüksek teknolojili imalat sanayii kapsamında 2010 yılından itibaren 0,57 ve üzerinde Endüstri-içi Ticaret (EİT) oranları ile karşılaşılmış ve bu değerin 2022 yılında 0,74’e ulaştığı hesaplanmıştır. Diğer taraftan, standart teknoloji ürünler 2010 yılında yüksek EİT değerleri üzerinde önemli rol oynarken, 2015 yılından itibaren yüksek teknoloji ürünlerinin artan EİT değerleri Güney Kore'nin yüksek EİT değerlerine ulaşmasında etkili olmuştur. Ayrıca, bu değerin özellikle makine ve ulaşım sektörü ile kimya sektöründe yoğunlaştığı tespit edilmiştir. Dolayısıyla, Güney Kore'nin diğer ülkelerle aynı veya benzer ürün gruplarındaki dış ticaretinin yüksek teknoloji ihracatı ağırlıklı olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Ayrıca daha önce endüstriler-arası ticarette yer alan imalat sanayi ürünlerinin de EİT'e doğru dönüşüm geçirdiği ve yüksek EİT değerlerine katkıda bulunduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Güney Kore’nin yüksek teknoloji ürünleri endüstri-içi ticaretinde daha fazla öne çıkabilmesi için daha esnek üretim ve daha kapsamlı tedarik zincirleri kurması gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Intra-Industry Trade in High-Tech Product Groups within the South Korean Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

The aim of this article is to determine the extent to which South Korea and other countries with which it has foreign trade relations are similar in terms of manufacturing industries producing high-tech products. To achieve this, the article analyses the intra-industry trade (IIT) of South Korea's manufacturing industry producing high-tech (high value-added) products. To this end, calculations were made using the Grubel-Lloyd index, which is the most widely used in the literature, with 3-digit (SITC-Rev.3) foreign trade data within the manufacturing sector for the period 2010-2022. With regard to South Korea's high-tech manufacturing industry and its foreign trade partners, it has been observed since 2010 that the IIT values in question exceed 0,57, with a value of 0,74 being reached in 2022. Conversely, while standard technology products played a significant role in achieving high IIT values in 2010, the increasing IIT values of high technology products since 2015 have been instrumental in South Korea's attainment of high IIT values. Furthermore, it has been established that this value is particularly concentrated in the machinery and transport sector and the chemical sector. It can thus be concluded that South Korea's foreign trade with other countries in the same or similar product groups is dominated by high-tech exports. Additionally, it has been observed that manufacturing industry products, which were previously included in inter-industry trade, have undergone a transformation towards IIT and have contributed to high IIT values. In order for South Korea to become a more prominent player in intra-industry trade in high-tech products, it is necessary for the country to implement more flexible production strategies and develop more comprehensive supply chains.

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This study, which did not require ethics committee approval and/or legal/private permission, complied with research and publication ethics.

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Muhammed Fatih Aydemir ^*
0000-0002-4248-9057
Türkiye

Osman Barbaros Kemer
0000-0002-1118-7507
Türkiye

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January 19, 2025

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Aydemir, M. F., & Kemer, O. B. (2025). Intra-Industry Trade in High-Tech Product Groups within the South Korean Manufacturing Industry. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 26(1), 196-210. https://izlik.org/JA73GR99KW