Abstract:

The aim of this study is to econometrically investigate the determinants of inflation in the Turkish economy. In the study that analyses the period of 2006-2021, the effect of exchange rate, interest rate, real money supply, budget deficit and current account deficit on the inflation rate was estimated under three different time series techniques: Stepwise regression model, Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. According to the findings, the exchange rate has a positive effect on the inflation rate in both the short and long-run. The change in real money supply affects negatively inflation in both periods. Interest rate has a positive effect on the inflation rate. However, this effect is marginally low. Although the budget deficit affects inflation in the short-run, it is not a determinant on inflation in the long-run. In the study, strong findings that the current account deficit is determinant on inflation were not obtained. In terms of the variables discussed in the period of 2006-2021, the most statistically effective factor on inflation in the long run in the Turkish economy is the changes in the exchange rate.

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