Efficiency evakuation of the technology development zones by statistical methods

With the increase of awareness on science and technology policies, the resources that are allocated to R&D and innovation all over the world are expanding day by day. When targets of 2023 are taken into consideration, supporting of R&D and innovation activities is of special importance for our country. Based on this, The Technology Development Zones, which have an important place in the development of our country, are supported by the Ministry of Industry and Technology within the scope of the Law numbered 4691 dated 26 June 2001. Within the scope of this law, various tax and non-tax incentives have been offered by the state to ensure the development of the regions. In this study, by using Data Envelopment Analysis approach, it is aimed to measure the activities of the Technology Development Regions, which had legal identity in 2001 by law. Firstly, 2017 activity levels were analyzed. Linear, tobit and beta regression analyzes are performed to determine the variables affecting the efficacy scores and the results of the applied models are compared. Making a policy to increase the successes and developments of the 47 Technology Development Zones in the study is the motivation for this thesis work.