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Macroeconomic impacts of global food price shocks on the economy of Turkey

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  • Ayhan KAPUSUZOGLU

    (Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey)

  • Xi LIANG

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, Business School, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

  • Nildag Basak CEYLAN

    (Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of food prices on the macroeconomic variables of Turkey. The effects are investigated using monthly data for the period January 1980-January 2016. A structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model is employed for the analysis. Impulse response functions are obtained to assess the impact of food price shocks on the macroeconomic variables of Turkey. To this end, SVAR model is employed as suggested by Cushman and Zha (1997). The impulse responses gathered suggest that the food price causes Turkish Lira (TRY) to appreciate and inflation to increase contemporaneously. This study provides an important contribution to the literature in terms of determining the factors and presenting the measures to be taken against these factors for Turkey which is a developing country and sensitive to macroeconomic factors.

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  • Ayhan KAPUSUZOGLU & Xi LIANG & Nildag Basak CEYLAN, 2018. "Macroeconomic impacts of global food price shocks on the economy of Turkey," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 64(11), pages 517-525.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:64:y:2018:i:11:id:261-2017-agricecon
    DOI: 10.17221/261/2017-AGRICECON
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