Relationship Between Exports Of Processed Agricultural Products and Real Exchange Rate Shocks: The Case Of Turkey

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This study is performed to present the effects of real exchange rate shocks on exports of processed agricultural products in Turkey. Although there are a lot of studies on this topic, but none of them has focused solely on the processed agri-products. As processed agri-products are getting more popular, with a more focused approach this study will not only enrich the literature, but also help policy-makers in devising policies. Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model is used in this study. The findings are interpreted according to the impulse- response analysis and variance (forecast error) decomposition results. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between real exchange rates and exports of processed agricultural products. This relationship is positive during the first quarter. However, later on, it becomes negative with a downward slope. On the other hand, the shocks of real exchange rate can explain only %0.2-0.7 of prediction error variance for exports of processed agricultural products. The findings can be useful in policy making.

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Exports , Processed Agricultural Products , Real Exchange Rate Shocks , VAR model

The Journal Of Ege University Faculty Of Agriculture

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The Journal Of Ege University Faculty Of Agriculture