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This paper analyzes the role of unit labor costs and individual cost components in determining sectoral export dynamics and the change in the impact of these costs after the sequence of structural reforms in Turkey as of 2001. It employs a multivariate panel co-integration technique across 17 Turkish manufacturing sectors at different time periods. Results suggest that average elasticity changes not only between the time periods but also across the sectors. Cross-sectional elasticity differences are mostly attributable to the sectoral competitiveness and factor intensities.
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Saygılı, H. Sectoral exports dynamics of Turkey: a panel co-integration analysis. Empir Econ 38, 373–384 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-009-0271-0
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