International Conference on Eurasian Economies
17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Paper detail
Paper ID : 679
Status : Paper published
Language : English
Topic : International Trade and Globalization
Presenter: Dr. Emre Güneşer Bozdağ
Session : 2A International Trade
Analysis of Competitiveness of Turkey and Commonwealth of Independent States in their Automotive Market
Analysis of Competitiveness of Turkey and Commonwealth of Independent States in their Automotive Market
- Dr. Emre Güneşer Bozdağ (Gazi University, Türkiye)
- Ph.D. candidate Sıtkıcan Saraçoğlu (Gazi University, Türkiye)
Abstract
Automotive sector is a driving sector for countries due to forward and backward linkages and employment and value added it creates. Starting from this point, this study aims to analyze the competitiveness of CIS and Turkey automotive sector in their market. The competitiveness of the countries should be assessed with their production potential. The countries subject to the study are thirteen Eurasian countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The data from UNCTAD for 1995-2011 period for these countries and Liesner Index (RCAL), Balassa Index (RCA), Relative Trade Advantage Index (RTA) and Relative Competitiveness Index (RC) are used and the rank correlation between the outcomes are checked via Spearman Rank Correlation coefficient. According to the outcomes, Belarus, Turkey and Uzbekistan have higher comparative advantage compared to the other countries. The cooperation of these countries with Russia and Ukraine on production and trade of automotive sector will enhance their comparative advantage against third countries.
JEL codes: F10, F14, F15
Bozdağ, Emre Güneşer, Saraçoğlu, Sıtkıcan (2013). "Analysis of Competitiveness of Turkey and Commonwealth of Independent States in their Automotive Market" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.41-49, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00679
Session 2A: International Trade
