International Economic Policy

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course equips candidates with in-depth knowledge on the content and context of foreign trade policy, objectives, instruments, static and dynamic effects of this policy, global trade and Turkish foreign trade.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction
2) Economic Policy and International Economic Policy
3) Objectives and Instruments of Foreign Trade Policy
4) Tariffs and Their Economic Effects
5) Other Policy Instuments
6) Protectionizm, New Protectionizm and Liberalization of World Trade
7) International Economic Integrations
8) Midterm Exam
9) The European Union and Other Blocs
10) Turkey's Foreign Trade
11) Foreign Exchange Markets
12) Balance of Payments and Deficits
13) Adjustment Mechanisms
14) Adjustment Policies
15) Macroeconomic Policies of Open Economies
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Prof. Dr. Yusuf Bayraktutan, Uluslararası İktisat

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade	40%
Number Percentage Semester Studies Midterm Examination 1 50% Presentation/Seminar 1 50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required