FAİZ ORANI HAREKETLERİ ÜZERİNDE ENFLASYON AÇIĞI, ÜRETİM AÇIĞI VE DÖVİZ KURU AÇIĞININ ETKİSİ.

The aim of study is to observe the effect of variables included in the equation of Taylor Rule, which is also known as central bank reaction function on interest rate movements. While central banks do settings on interest rates, they will either raise or reduce or leave interest rates stable. This condition, which we can name as interest rates movements, was considered as the raise, reduction or stabilization of interest rates compared to previous period. In our study, estimations were done with multinominal probit models in order to observe the effects of inflation gap and output gap on the possibility of these movements of interest rates. Moreover, currency gap was included among the variables in the rule as well in order to observe whether it is important in the explanation of interest rate movements whose necessity is still being discussed. Findings show that inflation gap is more important than output gap on the possibility of raise or reduction of interest rates in Turkey and that inclusion of currency in the model is effective, however when it does not give adequate explanatory information in the sense of rule when it is compared with other variables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]