ECOS411 Economic Policy

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 7. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ECOS411
Name Economic Policy
Semester 7. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language İngilizce
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ERHAN İŞCAN


Course Goal

The aim of the subject is to improve students' knowledge about setting levels of taxation, government budgets, money supply, as well as about labor market policy, income inequalities, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the economy. The main focus is on contemporary issues of economic policy.

Course Content

The course will concentrate on selected important economic policy issues and relevant economic tools. It will treat the issues at a level appropriate for students with the knowledge of economics provided by the courses already taken.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites.

Resources

Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Benoît Coeuré, Pierre Jacquet, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Economic Policy Theory and Practice

Notes

Mishkin, F. S. (2011). Macroeconomics: Policy and Practice (Pearson Series in Economics). Prentice Hall.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Explain the purpose of Economic Policy
LO02 Explain the economic policy tools
LO03 understand Keynesian economics policy
LO04 understand monetarist economics policy
LO05 understand new classical economics policy


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explain the basic concepts and theorems in the fields of Econometrics, Statistics and Operations research
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Acquires basic Mathematics, Statistics and Operation Research concepts
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Describes the necessary concepts of Business
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Equipped with the foundations of Economics, and develops Economic models 5
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Models problems with Mathematics, Statistics, and Econometrics
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Has the ability to analyze/interpret at the conceptual level to develop solutions to problems 5
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Collects/analyses data
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Interprets the results analyzed with the model 3
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Combines the information obtained from different sources within the framework of academic rules in a field which does not research
PLO10 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı It develops traditional approaches, practices and methods into new working methods when it deems necessary
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Leads by taking responsibility individually and/or within the team
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği In addition to herself/himself professional development, constantly improves in scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in line with interests and abilities
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Being aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, it follows the current developments in the field / constantly renews itself
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses a package program of Econometrics, Statistics, and Operation Research
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses Turkish and at least one other foreign language, academically and in the business context
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Interprets the feelings, thoughts and behaviors of the related persons correctly/expresses himself/herself correctly in written and verbal form
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Interprets data on current economic and social issues 5
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Applies social, scientific and professional ethical values


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Definition of economic policy - relationship between theory and practice use; formulation of goals of economic policy, subjects, instruments, restrictions etc. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Definition of economic policy - relationship between theory and practice use; formulation of goals of economic policy, subjects, instruments, restrictions etc.-2 Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Macroeconomic policy.Fiscal policy - instruments and their use, government budget, deficit and methods of solving it, public debt-1 Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Macroeconomic policy. Monetary policy - independence of central bank, modes of monetary policy, instruments of monetary policy and its use. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Macroeconomic policy. Economic policy in open economy - instruments, its use, balance of payment. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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6 Policies in between of macroeconomic, microeconomic and social policy. Labour policy - market failures on labour market, active and passive labour policy. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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7 Microeconomic policy. Anti-trust policy - definition of relevant market, selected market failures, microeconomic aspects of market barriers. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Social policy. Definition of social policy (broader and narrower), its role in economy, types of social policy. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Social policy. Policy of social security - systems of social insurance, state relief of the poor and social services. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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11 Other selected policies with heavy impact on economy. Health policy - its aims, instruments and significance for the economy-1 Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Other selected policies with heavy impact on economy. Education policy - its aims, instruments and significance for the economy. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 Economic policy interdisciplinarity and relationship between types of economic policy. The role of regions and connection with supranational organisations. Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Discussion of Turkish Economic Policies-1 Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Discussion of Turkish Economic Policies-2 Reading the Textbook Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Reading the Textbook Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams-2 Reading the Textbook Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 114
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,56
ECTS 5 ECTS