The Investment Climate Assessment of Kurkkale City: An Application for Manufacturing Companies

Abstract

Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is a method used by World Bank for analyzing the investment climate of many countries. In this study, the aim is to do the Investment Climate Assessment of Kirikkale. By ICA, a sample representing a private sector of a country / region's economy can be analyzed from many fields and analyzed in the light of information obtained. In this study, surveys were applied over 39 manufacturing companies which operate in Kirikkale, and survey results were evaluated in terms of econometric as by method which was developed by Escribano and Guasch (2005 and 2008). The elasticity/semi elasticity, and impact of investment climate variables, which affect productivity, employment, and probability of firms entering the export market were estimated, and examined.