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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| PUBLIC FINANCE (PhD) | |
| Code | PF811 |
| Name | Environmental Economy, Market Failure and Public Regulations |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 8 ECTS |
| National Credit | 4 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. İSMAİL GÜNEŞ
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
In defining environmental goals and implementing policies, the essential economic conditions are scarcity and choice. The aim of this course is to understand the role of economy in environmental issues and especially in the formation of environmental policies. The course also aims to emphasize the applications of air, water, land use and natural environment problems.
Course Content
In this course, the importance of the elements that threaten nature and the environment will be discussed. Externalities and market crashes will be discussed. Various legal and market-based approaches to environmental problems will be compared and evaluated using economic analysis tools. Air and water pollution problems will be analyzed. Carbon taxes, pollution quotas and permits, and other environmental regulatory instruments will be reviewed.
Course Precondition
No prerequisites
Resources
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 8th Edition by Tom Tietenberg and Lynne Lewis. (2009)
Notes
Environmental Economics & Policy (6th Edition) by Tom Tietenberg and Lynne Lewis (2009)
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | To be able to define and describe different perspectives on natural and environmental problems and their characteristics. |
| LO02 | To be able to evaluate nature and environmental management policies through normative criteria. |
| LO03 | Ability to describe methods used to evaluate environmental products and services |
| LO04 | To be able to use the necessary methods to evaluate environmental products and services. |
| LO05 | Explains the working principles of market-based nature and environmental policy instruments (such as emission pricing) |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To be able to explain the basic conceptual knowledge related to the field, including the relationship between theory and practice. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To be able to synthesise the problems encountered in the field of finance with the information obtained from the field and different disciplines and evaluate the results. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can explain the functioning of tax systems and different tax systems by using the theoretical and legal knowledge about the taxation process. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the policy proposals that can be applied against economic and financial problems in the context of fiscal policy (revenue, expenditure and borrowing). | 3 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Follows national and international publications related to her field. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | To be able to conduct and publish studies related to the field of finance independently. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | To be able to prepare works in accordance with academic rules based on information about the basic theories of the field. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Appropriate responsibilities are assumed as a coordinator or participant in a project related to his/her field. | 3 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | To be able to develop solutions to the role of public sector in economic life and international financial problems in the process of globalisation. | 3 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | To be able to propose solutions to the problems related to fiscal theory, fiscal law, fiscal economics, budget and fiscal planning, which should be in the experts and researchers needed by the public and private sectors. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Sets a vision and target for the organization/institution related to the field of study. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to transfer the current developments and prepared studies in the field of finance to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual ways. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses advanced information and communication technologies along with computer software at the level required by the field. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to use at least one foreign language related to the field effectively and to have the ability to follow foreign literature. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Acts in accordance with scientific and ethical values in the process of creating information and knowledge related to the field. | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | introduction | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Discovery of Environmental Policy | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Markets and Prices | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Environmental Assessment | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | externality | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Regulations and Market Solutions | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Environmental Risks | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
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| 9 | Benefits and Costs | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Benefits and Costs 2 | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Air Quality | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 12 | Water Quality | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 13 | Sustainable Economic Development | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Sustainable Economic Development 2 | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Review of the period | Related book publications | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Performans Değerlendirmesi, Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 212 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 8,48 | ||
| ECTS | 8 ECTS | ||