Dependency on Imported Intermediates in Turkey: Two Different IO Approach
Journal: Fiscaoeconomia
Year: 2023

Import dependency on intermediates is an important problem in the Turkish economy. Therefore it is subject to many empirical studies. These studies mostly depend on Input Output (IO) tables. In this study, we calculated the import requirement ratio (IRR) from the 2018 IO Table for Türkiye. Also, we weighted the IRR values by the value-added percentage of the sectors (IRR-VA) and compare the results with the pure IRR values. It is seen that most of the sector rankings change significantly. Accord