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Article Citation - WoS: 5Doğrusal Olmayan Birim Kök Testleri Kullanılarak 21 Oecd Ülkesinde Sağlık Harcamaları Yakınsamasının Test Edilmesi(Duzce Univ, Fac Medicine, 2022) Çelik, Eşref Uğur; Omay, Tolga; Tuzlukaya, ŞuleAmaç: Bu çalışma, 1975 ve 2019 yılları için 21 OECD ülkesinde sağlık harcamalarının stokastik zaman serisi davranışını bir dizi güncel birim kök testi kullanarak analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, 21 OECD ülkesinin sağlık harcaması verilerinin bu ülkelerin sağlık harcamaları arasında bir yakınsama olup olmadığını ampirik olarak test etmek için doğrusal ADF birim kök testi ve sekiz ilgili doğrusal olmayan birim kök testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Ampirik bulgular, 21 OECD ülkesinin 20'sinde sağlık harcamalarının durağanlığını desteklemektedir. Sonuç: OECD ülkelerinin çoğunda sağlık yakınsama hipotezi doğrulanmış olup, sağlık harcamaları şoklarının ülke düzeyinde sağlık harcamaları üzerinde yalnızca geçici etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu ampirik çalışma çok önemli politika sonuçları sunmaktadır. Politika otoritelerinin alacağı politika tedbirlerinin sağlık harcamaları verisindeki olası doğrusal olmayanlığı göz ardı edilerek yapılamayacağı çalışmanın ampirik kısmında teyit edilmiştir. Sonuç kısmında sıralanan politika önerilerine alt rejim dönemlerinde daha fazla yatırım yapılması ve yüksek rejim dönemlerde ise var olanın sürdürülmesinin sağlık harcamaları yakınsaması için yeter koşul sağladığı belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra Japonya ve Güney Kore gibi ülkelerde rejimden bağımsız yapısal değişimlerin sağlık harcamaları yakınsamasında da değişim yarattığı belirlenmiştir. Bu tarz ülkelerde yapısal değişimler gözetilerek yatırımların yapılması önem arz etmektedir.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 2Controlling Heterogeneous Structure of Smooth Breaks in Panel Unit Root and Cointegration Testing(Springer, 2023) Omay, Tolga; Iren, PerihanThis study aims to show the consequences of a restrictive homogeneity assumption of frequency in heterogeneous panel unit root and cointegration testing with Flexible Fourier Form. For this purpose, we use a simple panel unit root and residual based cointegration test with Flexible Fourier Form in a heterogeneous frequency setting using a bootstrap algorithm. The power of the test statistics and empirical analysis results indicate that failing to take into account a heterogeneous frequency may lead to misleading inferences, thereby leading to misspecified tests and erroneous conclusions concerning the stochastic behavior of the data in the panel sample.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 4Is real per capita state personal income stationary? New nonlinear, asymmetric panel-data evidence(Wiley, 2020) Emirmahmutoglu, Furkan; Gupta, Rangan; Miller, Stephen M.; Omay, TolgaThis paper re-examines the stochastic properties of U.S. state real per capita personal income, using new panel unit-root procedures. The new developments incorporate non-linearity, asymmetry, and cross-sectional correlation within panel-data estimation. Including nonlinearity and asymmetry finds that 43 states exhibit stationary real per capita personal income whereas including only nonlinearity produces 42 states that exhibit stationarity. Stated differently, we find that two states exhibit nonstationary real per capita personal income when considering nonlinearity, asymmetry, and cross-sectional dependence.Article Citation - WoS: 11Testing the Hysteresis Effect in the Us State-Level Unemployment Series(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020) Omay, Tolga; Ozcan, Burcu; Shahbaz, MuhammedThis paper re-examines the stochastic time series behaviour of the monthly unemployment rate in 50 states of the United States (US) for the period 1976-2017 using a number of state-of-the-art unit root tests. The new developments incorporate structural break, nonlinearity, asymmetry, and cross-sectional correlation within panel-data estimation including the use of a sequential panel selection method. While not previously considered, sequential panel selection enabled us to determine and separate the stationary and nonstationary series in the sample. The empirical findings are in support of the stationarity of unemployment rate in 47 states. The findings confirm a natural rate hypothesis for the labour markets in the most US states, indicating that labour market shocks have solely temporary effects on state-level unemployment. This empirical study provides significant state-specific policy implications.Article Hisse Senedi Getirileri, Bitcoin Getirileri ve Riskten Kaçınma Arasındaki İlişki: Çok Değişkenli Bir Garch Modelinden Kanıtlar(Sosyoekonomi Soc, 2021) Sivrikaya, Ayşen; İren, Perihan; Omay, TolgaBu çalışma, çok değişkenli bir GARCH modeli kullanarak ABD Dow Jones Borsasında işlem gören hisse senedi getirileri, Bitcoin getirileri ve bunların belirsizlikleri arasındaki ilişkileri araştırmaktadır. Özellikle, yüksek ve düşük olmak üzere farklı risk iştahının ve getirilerde belirsizliğin yüksek olduğu dönemlerde Bitcoin ve ABD hisse senedi getirilerinin verdiği tepkileri karşılaştırmaktadır. Sonuçlar, Bitcoin getirisinin riskten kaçınılan veya yüksek belirsizliğin olduğu dönemlerde hisse senedi gibi tepki verdiğini, ancak iki getiri arasındaki ilişkinin sürdürülebilir olmadığını göstermektedir. Öte yandan, ABD borsa yatırımcıları tüm örneklem dönemi boyunca riskten kaçınma davranışını gösterirken, Bitcoin yatırımcıları aynı davranışı göstermemektedir.Article Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 34Fractional Unit-Root Tests Allowing for a Fractional Frequency Flexible Fourier Form Trend: Predictability of Covid-19(Springer, 2021) Omay, Tolga; Baleanu, DumitruIn this study we propose a fractional frequency flexible Fourier form fractionally integrated ADF unit-root test, which combines the fractional integration and nonlinear trend as a form of the Fourier function. We provide the asymptotics of the newly proposed test and investigate its small-sample properties. Moreover, we show the best estimators for both fractional frequency and fractional difference operator for our newly proposed test. Finally, an empirical study demonstrates that not considering the structural break and fractional integration simultaneously in the testing process may lead to misleading results about the stochastic behavior of the Covid-19 pandemic.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 10Current Account and Credit Growth: the Role of Household Credit and Financial Depth(Elsevier Science inc, 2020) Ekinci, Mehmet Fatih; Ekinci, Mehmet Fatih; Omay, Tolga; Omay, Tolga; Ekinci, Mehmet Fatih; Omay, Tolga; Economics; EconomicsUnderstanding the impact of financial variables on the current account balance is one of the priorities of academic literature and policymakers. Evidence from a broad panel of advanced and emerging countries shows that an increase in credit growth is associated with a significant deterioration in the current account balance. When we examine the roles of the components of credit, we find that an increase in household credit causes a significant decline in the current account balance, whereas an increase in business loans has no significant effect. Therefore, our findings indicate that the significant negative impact of credit growth on the current account balance is driven by household credit. Furthermore, we show that total and household credit growth rates have a stronger negative effect on the current account balance for lower levels of financial depth. Our results suggest that targeted policy measures that curb household credit growth might be more effective to reduce external imbalances particularly at the early stages of financial deepening.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Phase and Wave Dependent Analysis of Health Expenditure Efficiency: a Sample of Oecd Evidence(Frontiers Media Sa, 2023) Boduroglu, Elif; Atici, Kazim Baris; Omay, TolgaIntroductionHealth expenditures are a factor that reflects the government's public health policy and contributes to the protection of national health. Therefore, this study focuses on measuring the effectiveness of health expenditures in order to evaluate and improve the public health system and policy during the pandemic period. MethodIn order to examine the effectiveness of health expenditures, the behaviors of the pandemic process were analyzed in two stages. The number of daily cases is analyzed in the first stage by dividing it into waves and phases according to the transmission coefficient (R). For this classification, the discrete cumulative Fourier function estimation is used. In the second stage, the unit root test method was used to estimate the stationarity of the number of cases in order to examine whether the countries made effective health expenditures according to waves and phases. The series being stationary indicates that the cases are predictable and that health expenditure is efficient. Data consists of daily cases from February 2020 to November 2021 for 5 OECD countries. ConclusionThe general results are shown that cases cannot be predicted, especially in the first stage of the pandemic. In the relaxation phase and at the beginning of the second wave, the countries that were seriously affected by the epidemic started to control the number of cas es by taking adequate measures, thus increasing the efficiency of their health systems. The common feature of all the countries we examined is that phase 1, which represents the beginning of the waves, is not stationary. After the waves fade, it can be concluded that the stationary number of health cases cannot be sustainable in preventing new waves' formation. It is seen that countries cannot make effective health expenditures for each wave and stage. According to these findings, the periods in which countries made effective health expenditures during the pandemic are shown. DiscussionThe study aims to help countries make effective short- and long-term decisions about pandemics. The research provides a view of the effectiveness of health expenditures on the number of cases per day in 5 OECD countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Article Representation of Omitted Variable Bias With the Total Derivative Method(Universal Wiser Publisher, 2024) Omay, Tolga; Elitas, ZeynepThis study aims to provide an understanding of the concept of omitted variable bias through the total derivative method. This novel approach that is often overlooked could bring a new perspective to statisticians, econometricians, or researchers in neighboring disciplines such as social sciences, management, or economics. In order to complement this mathematical method, the study also employs graphical representations. By doing so, we provide a detailed walkthrough of the total derivative method, its visual depiction, and its application to the omitted variable bias. We believe that this approach can enhance the understanding of regression analysis and foster a deeper connection between mathematics and econometrics. Overall, this study can contribute to the development of new theoretical foundations using the total differential method in this context.Article Citation - WoS: 47Citation - Scopus: 47Global Risk Aversion and Emerging Market Return Comovements(Elsevier Science Sa, 2018) Demirer, Riza; Omay, Tolga; Yuksel, Asli; Yuksel, AydinUtilizing the recently developed measure of global risk aversion by Xu (2017), we show that global risk aversion is a significant determinant of international equity correlations, consistently across all emerging markets examined. The positive effect of risk aversion on emerging market comovements is particularly strong for South Africa and Turkey and is consistent with contagion effects. The results underscore the importance of non-cash flow shocks in models of contagion and portfolio risk. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. 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