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Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 129 - 137, 30.06.2017

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COMPETITIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE TURKISH CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: A COMPARISON WITH THE SELECTED EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 129 - 137, 30.06.2017

Abstract

Purpose- The aim of this
study is to analyze the international competitiveness of the chemical industry
of five EU member countries (Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland)
and Turkey, which fall into 19 economies that are in the transition stage from
2nd level (efficiency- driven)   to 3rd
level (Innovation-driven) as stated in the Global Competitiveness Report
classifying the countries according to their development levels.

Methodology- The analysis was
held according to STIC Rev.4 using the 2007-2015 actual export figures of the
chemicals and related products by calculating the Revealed Comparative
Advantage – RCA indices explained by Balassa.

Findings- The results of the analysis show that Croatia, Hungary and
Lithuania generally have rather high competitive advantage while Turkey, Poland
and Latvia generally are lack of competitiveness.
 
Turkey, Poland and Latvia have to
develop their own technologies in producing high–tech, high value added goods in
order to improve their chemical industries to a structure with competitiveness.







Conclusion- Chemical
industry, as the raw material and intermediate goods supplier of many sectors,
has a very important role both in overall production and in foreign trade.  The industrial development of a country
increases its requirement of chemical products. In global perspective countries
aiming to improve their international competitiveness have to strengthen their
chemical industry.

References

  • Baltacı, A., Burgazoğlu, H. ve Kılıç, S., (2012), “Türkiye’nin Rekabetçi Sektörleri ve Trakya Bölgesi’nin Payı” Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, C.2, S.1, pp. 1-19.
  • Ertek, E., (2014), Kimya Sektörü Raporu, TSKB Ekonomik Araştırmalar, http://www.tskb.com.tr/i/content/730_1_Kimya_Sektor_Raporu_Agustos_2014.pdf, (5.03.2017)
  • Dereli D.D. (2015), “Innovation Management in Global Competition and Competitive Advantage”, World Conference on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 195, pp. 1365 – 1370.
  • Doğan, E., (2016), “The Effect of Innovation on Competitiveness”, Ekonometri ve İstatistik Sayı: 24, 2016, pp. 60-81.
  • DPT (1979), Dördüncü Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı (1979-1983), Ankara.
  • DPT (1989), Altıncı Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı(1990-1994), Ankara.
  • DPT (1995), Yedinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı (1994-2000), Ankara.
  • DPT (2001), Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı Kimya Özel İhtisas Komisyonu Raporu, Ankara.
  • DPT (2000), Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı (2000-2005), Ankara.
  • Duru, S. (2014), Kimya Sanayiinde Kümelenme: Kimya Parkları, T.C. Kalkınma Bakanlığı, İktisadi Sektörler ve Koordinasyon Genel Müdürlüğü.
  • Fertö I. and Hubbard L. J. (2002), “Revealed Comparative Advantage and Competitiveness in Hungarian Agri-Food Sectors Technology Foresight in Hungary ”, KTK/IE Discussion Papers 2002/8 Institute of Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences pp.1-23.
  • LIAA (2017), Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Industry, http://www.liaa.gov.lv/en/trade/industry-profiles/chemistry-pharmacy-and-biotechnology-industry, (5.3.2017).
  • MAVESZ (2015), Chemical Industry in Hungary, 25th Anniversary Publication of the Hungarian Chemical Industry Association, March 2015, http://mavesz.hu/file/MAVESZ_25_kiadvany_v8b_EN_72dpi.pdf (20.03.2017).
  • Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (2013), Chemical Sector in Poland: Sector Profile, 2013, www.paih.gov.pl/files/?id_plik=21680, (20.03.2017).
  • Štibuhar, S. Picard, T. And Kovačev, K. (2014), Chemistry Industry in Croatia, Flanders Investment and Trade Market Survey, July 2014, https://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com/export/sites/trade/files/market_studies/249140708104927/249140708104927_1.pdf, (20.03.2017).
  • T.C. Kalkınma Bakanlığı (2015), Onuncu Kalkınma Planı 2014-2018, Kimya Çalışma Grubu Raporu, Yayın No: KB: 2929, ÖİK: 756, Ankara.
  • T.C. Ekonomi Bakanlığı (2015), Kimya Sektörü, Sektör Raporları, Ankara.
  • UK Trade & Investment, (2010), Sector Briefing: Chemical Industry Opportunities in Lithuania, https://s3.amazonaws.com/StagingContentBucket/pdf/20110321121933920.pdf, (20.03.2017).
  • Ulengin, Füsun. et. al. (2012), Kimya Sanayisi Rekabet Gücü Raporu, Ed. Emre Tamer, TÜSİAD-Sabancı Üniversitesi Rekabet Forumu (REF) ve Sektörel Dernekler Federasyonu (SEDEFED), Kasım 2012, İstanbul.
  • UN, Commodity Trade Statistics Database (COMTRADE), http://comtrade.un.org/data/ (3.3.2017).
  • Utkulu, U. and Seymen D. (2004), “Revealed Comparative Advantage and Competitiveness: Evidence for Turkey vis-à-vis the EU/15”, European Trade Study Group 6th Annual Conference, ETSG 2004, Nottingham, September 2004, pp. 1-26.
  • World Economic Forum (WEF) (2011), The Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2016-2017/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2016-2017_FINAL.pdf, (05.03.2017)
  • Yalçınkaya, H. et.al. (2014), “Açıklanmış Karşılaştırmalı Üstünlükler Endeksinde Rekabet Gücünün Analizi: Türk-Çin Dış Ticareti Üzerine Bir Uygulama”, Yönetim ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, S.:24, ss. 41-57. (Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.11611/JMER294)
  • Yue, C. and Ping H. (2002), “Does Comparative Advantage Explain Export Patterns in China?”, China Economic Review. 13: 276-296.
  • http://global.britannica.com/topic/chemical-industry (03.03.2017).
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Elife Akis

Publication Date June 30, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 4 Issue: 2

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APA Akis, E. (2017). COMPETITIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE TURKISH CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: A COMPARISON WITH THE SELECTED EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES. Journal of Economics Finance and Accounting, 4(2), 129-137.

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