THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OIL PRICES AND INFLATION IN TURKISH ECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS


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Authors

  • Sultan KOÇAK Student at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University/TURKEY
  • Feyza BALAN Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University/TURKEY
  • Barış ALBAYRAK Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University/TURKEY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15637/jlecon.218

Keywords:

Inflation, Oil Prices

Abstract

Movements in oil prices in the globalizing world have significant impacts on economic indicators. Oil prices, which have a significant impact on the general level of prices especially in the oil-importing countries, are a determining factor for inflation that an important macroeconomic indicator. In this context, the relationship between oil prices and inflation for the period 2003: 01/2017: 02 investigated with the aid of VAR model. As a result of the analysis, a positive relationship identified between oil prices and inflation. In this case, it is understood that an increase in oil prices increased the inflation rate in the corresponding period. 

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Published

2017-10-30

How to Cite

KOÇAK, S., BALAN, F., & ALBAYRAK, B. (2017). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OIL PRICES AND INFLATION IN TURKISH ECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS. JOURNAL OF LIFE ECONOMICS, 4(4), 261–273. https://doi.org/10.15637/jlecon.218

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