The Effect of Foreign Trade By Technology Intensity on Economic Growth: The Case of Turkey

Abstract

In today's international trade conditions, countries need to complete their technological developments in order to increase their competitiveness and economic growth. High technology exports are very important, especially for countries aiming for export-oriented growth. In this study, the effect of export and import performance according to technology intensity on the economic growth were analyzed for Turkey. In this context, data for the period 2002-2018 were analyzed with the ARDL boundary test approach. According to the analysis results, it was determined that low, low-medium, medium-advanced and advanced technology exports and imports and economic growth are co-integrated.