Dalgic, BaakIyidogan, Pelin VarolBalikciolu, Eda2025-01-212025-01-2120141300-3623https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24821We aim to examine the effects of various macroeconomic, technological and institutional variables on the probability of high growth performance for middle-income countries exceeding their average gdp per capita growth rate, in other words the probability of transition to a higher income group. Our analyses cover 56 middle-income countries including Turkey for the period of 1990-2013. The results of the study suggest the importance of improvements in human capital, technology, institutional quality and sound macroeconomic indicators to avoid the middle income trap.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMiddle-Income Trap; Probit Model; TurkeyArticle167116125WOS:000420283300006N/A