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Data Turkey: Institutional Quality

  • Posted by Pelin Dilek
  • Posted on September 22, 2014
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Does Institutional Quality Support Further Income Increase in Turkey? Institutions are often regarded as one of the ingredients of competitiveness and/or growth rate in economic development.  The discussion on the role of institutions in ‘the origins of power, prosperity and poverty’ got popular attention through Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson’s book, ‘Why Nations Fail’.  The […]

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DataTurkey: Entrepreneurship

  • Posted by Pelin Dilek
  • Posted on January 9, 2014
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Entrepreneurial Environment When talking about Turkey’s strengths, it is almost imperative that economists talk about the entrepreneurial spirit. It is widely believed that this entrepreneurial spirit helps Turkey to go through hard and volatile times. Yet, these talks barely pass beyond anecdotal evidence. In this post of DataTurkey, we look at international data to question […]

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