This chapter tests the impact of ICT on economic growth for underdeveloped and developing countries by using a panel dataset for the period of 1995-2006. The authors first develop the theory of the relationship between ICT and economic growth. They show that ICT-capital has a positive effect both on long-run and transitional income per capita, if it is considered as a factor of production. Next, the authors estimate a panel data set with 131 underdeveloped and developing countries under the assumption that ICT is one of the determining factors of economic growth. They find that ICT has positive and significant effect on economic growth even after the use of some control variables.

This paper tests the endogenous relationship between FDI growth and economic growth using a panel dataset for 23 OECD countries for the period 1975-2004. In particular we estimate a twoequation simultaneous equation system with the generalized methods of moments (GMM) that treats economic growth and FDI growth as endogenous variables. We find that FDI growth and economic growth are significant determinants of each other. We also find that export growth rate and human capital are statistically significant determinants of both FDI growth and economic growth. Our findings lead us to conclude that FDI growth and economic growth have an endogenous relationship.

In this study, the impacts of international migration on regional economies in Turkey are analysed for the year of 2015, by using contingency tables of some socioeconomic indicators. Since there is a limited number of empirical investigations conducted for this issue in Turkey, this study tries to make some contribution to this literature by using the most recent data and applying an empirical method. By following this aim, in the first section of the study, the international migration position of Turkey is analysed in terms of main statistics and then emergent Syrian crises is handled shortly. Then the impacts of international migration on regional economies in Turkey are empirically analysed and lastly, policy recommendations are developed in the conclusions. As a result of empirical investigations, it was investigated that Syrian refugee population does not affect well-being of regions where refugee camps exist Moreover, it was handled that there are statistically significant relationships between Syrian refugee population, unemployment rate, inflation rate and residential prices.

Competitiveness of manufacturing industry is regarded as one of the basic determinants of long run sustainable growth of a country. Therefore it is important to have an understanding of relative positions of countries in terms of competitiveness and determinants of competitive ability. This study aims to reveal the standing of Turkey in a group of countries and analyze determinants of competitive ability. The competitive industrial performance (CIP) index, taken to be an indicator of relative competitive ability, has been calculated for a sample of 33 countries for years 1985, 1990, 1998 and 2002. Panel data methods then have been employed to reveal sources of competitive ability. Conducted analysis reveals Turkish manufacturing industry to be lagging behind many of the sample countries and presents a grim picture for sustainable development in medium and long run.

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