International Conference on Eurasian Economies
5-7 October 2017 – Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1957
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Growth and Development
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Batuhan Tufaner
Session : 1C Bölgesel Çalışmalar
An Alternative to The European Customs Union for Turkey in The Framework of Economic Integration Theory: Eurasian Customs Union
Ekonomik Entegrasyon Teorisi Çerçevesinde Türkiye İçin Avrupa Birliği'ne Bir Alternatif: Avrasya Gümrük Birliği
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Batuhan Tufaner (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Hasan Boztoprak (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)
- Prof. Dr. İlyas Sözen (Dokuz Eylül University, Türkiye)
Abstract
The liberalization policies begun after 1980 and globalization process bring with new economic associations and trade blocs among countries. The European Customs Union which established to improve economic relations and to make the political integration possible after World War II, reached large trade capacity today. On the other hand, the Post-Soviet countries that followed similar way like European ones established Eurasian Customs Union under the leadership of Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia. The advantage of European Customs Union for Turkey which became a member of it in 1995 is still discussed. From this viewpoint the study aims to answer a question that Eurasian Customs Union can be an alternative to European Customs Union for Turkey in point of trade capacity. The aim of the study is to discuss the possibility of the Eurasian Customs Union and to compare it with the European Customs Union in which Turkey is involved. In this context, at first, the conceptual framework about the subject will be discussed and European Customs Union and Turkey relations will be examined. After, the current situation of the Eurasian region will be analyzed and the possibility of the Eurasian Customs Union will be discussed. And, which customs union will be more advantageous in terms of Turkey will be examined by VAR analysis.
JEL codes: F15, F13, F40
Tufaner, Mustafa Batuhan, Boztoprak, Hasan, Sözen, İlyas (2017). "An Alternative to The European Customs Union for Turkey in The Framework of Economic Integration Theory: Eurasian Customs Union" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2017, pp.271-280, Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C09.01957
Session 1C: Bölgesel Çalışmalar
