| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy | EKO324 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent KANTARCI
Prof. Dr. Ayhan ORHAN
Associate Prof. Dr. Vedat CENGİZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Erhan ORUÇ
Associate Prof. Dr. İsmail ŞİRİNER
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explaining outlook of fiscal policy and its contents.
2) Commenting on the effectiveness of fiscal policy in open and closed economy.
3) Analyzing the main mechanism of fiscal policy and experience of Turkish economy and world economy.
4) Defining the theoretical and practical differences of economic policies.
5) Analyzing the interaction between macroeconomic variables and fiscal policy.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Public Finance
Course Contents
This course covers operation of fiscal policy in economy and theories and analytical tools of the diciplines of fiscal policy, theoretical debates and practical issues faced by policy makers, main theories and analytical tools, finance policy, analysis of expenditure policy, the public sector in Turkey, tax policy and spillover effects, economic efficiency of the tax system, behavioral effects of the taxation, financial effects of the taxation, flexibility of the tax system, political responsiveness of the tax system, fairness of the tax system, income tax, corporate tax, automatic stabilization of a tax system, tax burden, budget and deficits, economic stability, growth, and income redistribution, role of fiscal policy in spefically political economy, all economic decisions and role of individuals in economic behavior in a free market economy, main mecanism of fiscal policy and experience of Turkish economy and world economy.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required