Analysis of Turkey’s Competitiveness in Live Animals, Meat and Seafood Exports
Journal Title: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
On the product basis, one of the most important indicators which is able to use in order to measure of export competitiveness of countries is ‚revealed comparative advantage (RCA) indexes‛. RCA indexes can be calculated by using Balassa Index and/or Vollrath Index. The results greater than 1 show that the country has competitive advantage in the export of the production in question. In the paper, between 1993-2014, it is aimed to determine the competitiveness in the export of live animals, meat products and seafoods. In this context, RCA indexes (Balassa Index and Vollrath Index) related to the export of 37 products are calculated. The results indicate the condition mainly competitive disadvantage in the export of these products.
Authors and Affiliations
Birol ERKAN| Doç. Dr., Uşak Üniversitesi İİBF İktisat Bölümü birol.erkan@usak.edu.tr
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