OECD'de gerçek efektif döviz kuru ve volatilitesinin ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki etkisi

This study examines the effects of the real effective exchange rate (REER) and its volatility on economic growth from 1996 to 2020 in 36 OECD countries utilizing fixed effects (FE) and random effects (RE) methodologies from panel data econometrics. For empirical analysis, the Hausman test indicates that the fixed effect method is superior to the random effect method; and there were presence of cross-sectional dependencies, autocorrelation, and heteroskedasticity in the FE model. The robust estimates derived by the FE estimation using DRK S.E. indicate that the impact of the real effective exchange rate on economic growth is negative and statistically significant whereas the REER volatility has an insignificant effect on economic growth in the OECD throughout the examined period. The findings from the FE model with robust S.E. further evidence a significantly negative impact of GCE and a significantly positive impact of GCF on economic growth. While population growth and trade do not result in any significant impact on economic activity, the influence of inflation on GDP growth presents mixed findings on significance levels both of which point out to negative impacts. This study presents crucial outcomes in that the impacts of REER and REER volatility on economic growth present diversified outcomes over the past decades in the OECD. Keywords: Economic Growth, Exchange Rate, Fixed Effect, REER, Volatility, OECD.