COMPETITIVENESS OF FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY SECTOR IN TURKEY: REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE INDEX

AKYÜZ K. C., YILDIRIM İ., Ersen N., AKYÜZ İ., Memis D.

DREWNO, cilt.63, sa.205, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 205
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12841/wood.1644-3985.333.09
  • Dergi Adı: DREWNO
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal, comparative advantage, trade balance, WOOD PROCESSING-INDUSTRY, TRADE
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study, aimed to determine the competitive advantage position of the forest products industry sector in Turkey between 2001-2017 by using the revealed comparative advantage approach. One of the three sub-production structures (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal-21 sub-product group) of the forest products industry were examined at the level of their sub-product groups. As a result of the study, "the wood and articles of wood;wood charcoal" sector was far from the desired position in terms of competition. When "the wood and articles of wood;wood charcoal" sector was analyzed on sub-group basis, especially the products of 4411, 4413 and 4415 had competitive position. Moreover, it was found that the trend in Turkey's imports of wood and articles of wood sector was not high. However, imports carried out under specified product groups were carried above the level of imports in Turkey.