ABSTRACT

In this study, we investigate the relationship between corruption and total factor productivity (TFP) in Turkey. Our study contributes to the literature in several ways in terms of data, empirical specification, and method. First, we use a new and novel index of corruption for Turkey between the years 1950 and 2014. Second, we estimate the long-run cointegrating relationship between corruption and TFP in Turkey. Finally, we not only investigate how corruption affects TFP, but also if this effect is conditional on government size. We find that corruption decreases TFP in the long-run and its adverse effects on TFP increases with government size.

摘要

在这项研究中，我们调查了土耳其腐败与全要素生产率（ TFP）之间的关系。我们的研究在数据、实证规范和方法方面以多种方式对文献做出了贡献。首先，我们使用了土耳其 1950 年至 2014 年间新的腐败指数。其次，我们估计了土耳其腐败与全要素生产率之间的长期协整关系。最后，我们不仅调查腐败如何影响全要素生产率，而且还调查这种影响是否以政府规模为条件。我们发现，从长远来看，腐败会降低全要素生产率，并且腐败对全要素生产率的不利影响随着政府规模的增加而增加。