Politik İstikrar ve Gelir Eşitsizliği İlişkisi: Üst Orta Gelirli Ülkeler İçin Panel Eşik Değer Analizinden Kanıtlar

Serap Barış; Özgür Koçbulut

doi:10.37880/cumuiibf.1471956

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Politik İstikrar ve Gelir Eşitsizliği İlişkisi: Üst Orta Gelirli Ülkeler İçin Panel Eşik Değer Analizinden Kanıtlar

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Politik istikrarsızlık veya belirsizliğin dünya genelinde ekonomik büyümenin teşvik edilmesinin önünde bir engel olduğu yaygın olarak kabul edilmektedir. Ayrıca, politik açıdan istikrarsız ekonomiler, daha fazla oynaklığa neden olan ve ekonomik büyümeyi geciktiren sık değişen politikalarla karakterize edilir. Hükümetin sık sık değişmesi, siyasi şiddet, grevler ve/veya ayaklanmalar geleceğe yönelik politika ve programların sürekli değişmesine neden olarak kaynakların ve dolayısıyla gelirin etkinsiz dağılımına neden olur. Bu çalışma politik istikrarın gelir eşitsizliği üzerindeki rolüne odaklanmaktadır. Çalışmada 21 üst-orta gelirli ülkenin 2002-2020 dönemi verileri kullanılarak panel threshold analizi yapılmıştır. Bulgulara göre, üst-orta gelirli ülkelerde eşik değerin altında politik istikrar artışı gelir eşitsizliğini azaltmaktadır. Eşik değerin üstünde politik istikrar artışı ise gelir eşitsizliğinde daha fazla azalışa yol açmaktadır. Bu sonuç, politik istikrarın sağlanmış olmasının üst-orta gelirli ülkelerde gelir eşitsizliğini azaltmada önemli bir araç olduğuna işaret etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

The Relationship between Political Stability and Income Inequality: Evidence from Panel Threshold Analysis for Upper Middle-Income Countries

Abstract

It is widely accepted that political instability or uncertainty is an obstacle to promoting economic growth around the world. Additionally, politically unstable economies are characterized by frequently changing policies that cause greater volatility and retard economic growth. Frequent changes of government, political violence, strikes or riots cause constant changes in future policies and programs, resulting in inefficient allocation of resources and therefore income. This study focuses on the role of political stability on income inequality. In the study, panel threshold analysis was conducted using data from 21 upper-middle income countries for the period 2002-2020. According to the findings, an increase in political stability below the threshold value reduces income inequality in upper-middle income countries. Above the threshold value, increasing political stability further reduces income inequality. This result indicates that ensuring political stability is an important tool in reducing income inequality in upper-middle income countries.

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Turkish

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Economic Theory (Other)

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Research Article

Authors

Serap Barış ^*
0000-0003-3905-4746
Türkiye

Özgür Koçbulut
0000-0003-3092-8400
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

October 28, 2024

Publication Date

October 30, 2024

Submission Date

April 22, 2024

Acceptance Date

August 10, 2024

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Year 2024 Volume: 25 Number: 4

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https://doi.org/10.37880/cumuiibf.1471956

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https://izlik.org/JA53BR74DR

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Barış, S., & Koçbulut, Ö. (2024). Politik İstikrar ve Gelir Eşitsizliği İlişkisi: Üst Orta Gelirli Ülkeler İçin Panel Eşik Değer Analizinden Kanıtlar. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 25(4), 574-588. https://doi.org/10.37880/cumuiibf.1471956