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OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey 2012

Basic statistics of Turkey (2011)

Executive summary

Key policy recommendations

Assessment and recommendations

Tackling external and domestic macroeconomic imbalances

Structural reforms to boost long-term growth

Structural reforms to boost long-term growth

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Abstract	Turkey has the potential to achieve strong sustainable growth and job creation but further reforms in the labour market, education and product markets are required for such gains to materialise. In recent years, growth has been largely driven by the industrial catch-up of Anatolian regions, although the Marmara area in the West has also been very dynamic. At the same time, export diversification towards the Middle East and Africa has helped support the expansion. In the process, labour force participation has started to rise anew, but around one third of new low-skilled jobs have been created in the informal sector, in firms exposed to competition from less-advanced emerging economies. Sustaining vigorous growth over the longer run therefore requires pushing ahead with a number of structural reforms that are conducive to higher productivity within each sector and ensure resources are allocated in areas where they are most productive. First, Turkey’s rigid labour market regulation needs to evolve, so as to encourage job creation in the formal sector. Second, further progress with education reform, from pre-school all the way to the tertiary level and vocational training, is needed to boost growth and bring about employment gains in the formal sector. Third, implementing product market reforms, notably in network industries, would unleash productivity gains in those sectors and be a boost to the rest of the economy. A set of alternative growth scenarios through 2030 illustrates how progress on these various fronts can lift productivity growth and deliver lasting improvements in living standards.
Page Count	26
Starting Page	81
Ending Page	106
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2012-07-12
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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