Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Celbis, M.G.
Author-Email: celbis@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT
Author-Name: Crombrugghe, D. de
Author-Email: d.decrombrugghe@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: SBE, Maastricht University 
Author-Name: Muysken, J.
Author-Email: j.muysken@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: SBE, Maastricht University
Title: Public investment and regional politics: The case of Turkey
Abstract: The determinants of the regional allocation of transportation
	 and communication investments are analysed for the twenty-six
	 statistical regions of Turkey for the years 1999 through 2011.
	 A unique regional GVA series covering this period is constructed
	 for this purpose. We specifically account for the possibility of
	 dependence between allocation decisions for different
	 infrastructure types. Estimation results strongly suggest
	 that political bias has been present in the allocation decisions
	 of regional transportation and communication public investments
	 in Turkey.  
Classification-JEL: O18, P16, R10, R42, R58, H54
Keywords: Regional development, Public Infrastructure, Regional Policy, Investment Allocation
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20140231
Number: 2014-020
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2014/wp2014-020.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014020