Browsing by Author "Ucal, Meltem Şengün"

An econometric analysis of imported timber demand in Turkey

Authors:Kayacan, Bekir; Kara, Oguz; Ucal, Meltem Şengün; Ozturk, Atakan; Bali, Ramazan; Kocer, Sacit; Kaplan, Erdem
Publisher and Date:(WFL PUBL, 2013)

This paper attempts to understand and explain determinants of Turkish demand for foreign timber imported to Turkey. Explanatory variables in the propounded model include price of imported timber price of domestically-produced ...

Effects of gender on credit card usage among university students in Turkey

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün; O'Neil, Mary Lou; Cankaya, Serkan
Publisher and Date:(Academic Journals, 2011)

In recent years much has been written about credit card usage among university students. Despite a vast number of studies little has been written about credit card usage among university students in developing countries. ...

Energy-saving behavior of Turkish women: A consumer survey on the use of home appliances

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün
Publisher and Date:(Sage Publications Ltd, 2017)

This paper focuses on energy-related attitudes and behaviors of Turkish women who are the main users of electrical home appliances responsible for most household energy consumption. Answers from 1323 female respondents ...

Female employment status: a survey analysis of selected member states of the Arab League

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün; Günay, Simge
Publisher and Date:(Springer International Publishing, 2018)

Low female labor force participation is a conspicuous issue in the literature. Based on this information women’s perspectives of the determinants of female labor force participation in 13 member states of the Arab League ...

Gender and the Wage Gap in Turkish Academia

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün; O'Neil, Mary Lou; Toktaş, Şule
Publisher and Date:(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015)

Turkey maintains one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in Europe but also boasts an above average number of female professors. Turkey is well above the European average (15 per cent) with approximately ...

Income Inequality and FDI: Evidence with Turkish Data

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün; Haug, Alfred Albert; Bilgin, Mehmet Hüseyin
Publisher and Date:(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)

This article explores how foreign direct investment (FDI) and other determinants impact income inequality in Turkey in the short- and long-run. We apply the nonlinear auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) modelling approach ...

Is Fiscal Policy Sustainable in Turkey?

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün; Alici, Asli
Publisher and Date:(M.E Sharpe Inc., 2010)

The issue of the budget deficit has become one of the main themes of the economic policy implemented in Turkey and backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the economic crisis of 2001. The main motivation ...

Panel Data Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Poverty from the Perspective of Developing Countries

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün
Publisher and Date:(Elsevier Science, 2014)

The purpose of this paper is to assess the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and poverty at the macro-pathway in selected developing countries. The contribution to host countries from FDI can take several ...

Parametric bootstrap model selection criterion with in linear model compared to other criteria

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün
Publisher and Date:(INT INST Informatics & Systemics, 2005)

The most important stage of econometrics estimation is the in model set up. The model set up has the best prediction ability and is therefore suitable for econometrics estimation. Between the dependent variable Y and other ...

Relationship Between Financial Crisis And Foreign Direct Investment In Developing Countries Using Semiparametric Regression Approach

Authors:Ucal, Meltem Şengün; Ozcan, Kivilcim Metin; Bilgin, Mehmet Hüseyin; Mungo, Julius
Publisher and Date:(Vilnius Gediminas Tech Univ, 2010)

This paper analyzes whether and to what extent the inflow of FDI is affected before and after the occurence of a financial crisis in developing countries. The paper uses a semiparametric Generalized Partial Linear Models ...