| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics | IKT132 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülten DURSUN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Improved knowledge of and ability to compare and evaluate the various economic theories and their policy implications in development economics, also considering the approaches of other social science disciplines to the development question
2) Ability to use these different economic theoretical frameworks and their implied policy options in order to explain the multi-dimensional problems faced by developing economies
3) Improved skills in reading scientific articles/literature in a comprehensive, analytical and critical manner
4) Improved skills in engaging in critical and analytical thinking and ability to express oneself in the context of scientific discussion
5) Improved skills in engaging in critical and analytical thinking and ability to express oneself in the context of scientific discussion
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||
| 1 | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Economic Growth Theories
Course Contents
Introduction and an overview of development economics, measuring economic growth and development, historical approaches to economic development and growth, classical and neoclassical theories, structuralist, institutionalist and dependency theories, endogenous growth theory, the market mechanism versus the role of the developmental state in economic development, the industrialization imperative and policies, agricultural transformation and the environment, population growth, migration, human capital and unemployment, international trade, foreign capital investment and the balance of payments problem, international institutional linkages, perspectives for the future.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction, Introductory material2) Measuring economic growth and development
3) Theories of economic development and growth I: Classical and neoclassical theories
5) Theories of economic development and growth II: Structuralist, institutionalist and dependency theories
6) Theories of economic development and growth III: Endogenous growth theory
7) The role of the developmental state versus the free market mechanism in development
8) Mid-term exam
9) The structural transformation: The industrialization imperative and policies
10) The structural transformation II: Agricultural transformation and the environment
11) Population Growth, migration, human capital and unemployment
12) Macroeconomics of development I: international trade, foreign capital investment and the balance of payments problem
13) Macroeconomics of development II: international trade, foreign capital investment and the balance of payments problem
14) A review of development economics: perspectives for the future
15) Class presentation of student projects
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Muhteşem Kaynak (2011), Kalkınma İktisadı, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Modelling
5) Brain Storming
6) Case Study
7) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required