Regional inequalities and the West-East divide in Turkey since 1913

dc.authoridKarakoc, Ulas/0000-0002-7527-9881
dc.authorwosidKarakoc, Ulas/HKM-4545-2023
dc.contributor.authorKarakoç, Ulaş
dc.contributor.authorKarakoc, Ulas
dc.contributor.authorPamuk, Sevket
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-19T15:13:07Z
dc.date.available2023-10-19T15:13:07Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.department-temp[Asik, Gunes] TOBB Univ Econ & Technol, Ankara, Turkiye; [Karakoc, Ulas] Kadir Has Univ, Istanbul, Turkiye; [Pamuk, Sevket] Bogazici Univ, Istanbul, Turkiye; [Pamuk, Sevket] CEPR, Washington, DC 20009 USAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the evolution of regional disparities within the present-day borders of Turkey since 1913. Based on our estimates for 58 provinces, we find beta-convergence, an inverse U, and more recently, the beginnings of an N-shaped pattern for value added per capita. We also find that regional disparities in Turkey exhibit a number of special features that do not easily fit the well-studied pattern of the early industrializers. First, while per capita value added in other regions moved towards country averages, the differences between the East and the rest of the country persisted and even increased until recently. Second, spatial distribution of economic activity became more concentrated over time due to continued migration to the megacity of Istanbul. Third, we find that regional disparities in per capita value added in Turkey and other developing countries have been higher than those experienced by the early industrializers. These findings raise questions about the extent to which the regional disparities experiences of Turkey and other developing countries have been different than those of the early industrializers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMiddle East Technical University; Thyssen Foundation; TUBITAK [10.17.2. 036.GE]; TEPAV; [218K229]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe are grateful to Fatma Dogruel, Alpay Filiztekin, Can Karahasan, Erol Taymaz, and Nikolaus Wolf for valuable feedback and literature suggestions. We would like to thank Mahmut Ablay, Kaan Basdil, Guel Cetin, Melike Demir, Yavuz Selim Kacmaz, Cengiz Kotan, Tunahan Koessekoglu, Samed Kuecuekikiz, Fatma OEncel, and Nihal Temuerge for research assistance at different stages of the project. We also thank for useful comments three anonymous referees and the participants of sessions in European Historical Economics Society Conference at the Paris School of Economics, Political Economy of Turkey Workshop at the LSE, ERF Annual Conference in Kuwait, Research Initiative on the Economics of the Middle East (RIEME) Workshop at Pantheon Sorbonne, World Economic History Congress at MIT, and seminars at Bocconi University, Bogazici University, Mar-mara University, and Middle East Technical University. Ulas Karakoc acknowledges the generous financial support offered by Thyssen Foundation (project number 10.17.2. 036.GE), and Guenes Asik and Ulas Karakoc acknowledge the financial support of TUBITAK (project number 218K229) and TEPAV. All errors remain our own.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ehr.13245en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-0117
dc.identifier.issn1468-0289
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85148615783en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.13245
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/5610
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000944600900001en_US
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dc.khas20231019-WoSen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEconomic History Reviewen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectIncome InequalityEn_Us
dc.subjectConvergenceEn_Us
dc.subjectGrowthEn_Us
dc.subjectDeindustrializationEn_Us
dc.subjectUrbanizationEn_Us
dc.subjectConflictEn_Us
dc.subjectImpactEn_Us
dc.subjectIncome Inequality
dc.subjectConvergence
dc.subjectGrowth
dc.subjectDeindustrialization
dc.subjectregional inequalitiesen_US
dc.subjectUrbanization
dc.subjectregional disparitiesen_US
dc.subjectConflict
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectImpact
dc.subjectOttoman Empireen_US
dc.titleRegional inequalities and the West-East divide in Turkey since 1913en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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