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European Union Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) and Turkey Assessment

Cangöz, M. Coşkun; Şahinbeyoğlu, Gülbin; Kurt, Taylan; Yılmaz, Elif (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, 2021-01-30)

In this study, the MIP Scoreboard produced by the EU since 2011, which ensures the detection of macroeconomic imbalances and the implementation of the necessary policy measures, was replicated by using the official public statistics of Turkey, a candidate country, and compared with the EU’s most current up-to-date indicators data from 2019. Official statistics related to the MIP are included in the ...

In this study, the MIP Scoreboard produced by the EU since 2011, which ensures the detection of macroeconomic imbalances and the implementation of the necessary policy measures, was replicated by using the official public statistics of Turkey, a candidate ...
Alleviating Covid-19 Misery of the Forcibly Displaced: G20 Action

Sak, Güven; Kadkoy, Omar (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, 2020-12-30)

The world is now engaged in containing the COVID-19 breakout and its consequences. In the age of Coronavirus, however, forcibly displaced people should not be left behind: Of the world’s 79.5 million forcibly displaced, out of whom 45.7 million are internally displaced people (IDPs), 20.4 million are refugees, and 4.2 are million asylum seekers, all should be at the forefront of the G20’s agenda.

The world is now engaged in containing the COVID-19 breakout and its consequences. In the age of Coronavirus, however, forcibly displaced people should not be left behind: Of the world’s 79.5 million forcibly displaced, out of whom 45.7 million are ...
Ramifications of Covid-19 in the Western Balkans

İvanov, Zoran (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, 2020-09-15)

Like many regions across the globe, the Western Balkans is struggling with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The region’s most salient problems of prolonged political instability, economic stagnation, and emigration of its best and brightest, have worsened during the pandemic. Moving forward, the extent of the economic and social damage will be determined by two variables: the extent of ...

Like many regions across the globe, the Western Balkans is struggling with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The region’s most salient problems of prolonged political instability, economic stagnation, and emigration of its best and brightest, ...
Tobacco Taxation Policies and Affordability in Turkey

Turkey, Economic Policy Research Foundation of (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, 2020-07-30)

The results of the most recent official health survey in Turkey, announced in June 2020, indicate an increase in tobacco prevalence rate. i With 28 percent of adults smoking daily, Turkey currently has the second-highest smoking rate among OECD countries. ii Given that a health indicator in one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is related to tobacco use, the recent statistics show that ...

The results of the most recent official health survey in Turkey, announced in June 2020, indicate an increase in tobacco prevalence rate. i With 28 percent of adults smoking daily, Turkey currently has the second-highest smoking rate among OECD countries. ...