ECTS - Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Policy (ECON524) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Fiscal Policy | ECON524 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | 1-To explain the main themes in public finance which implies mainly the study of the budgetary sector of public policy. 2-To explain the major functions of public activities, budgeting, public/social goods and their efficient provision (models), international aspects of public good provision, public decision taking procedures (government behaviour), public expenditure, public revenue and taxation, economics of the public debt, and impact of the neo-liberal globalization on public sector activities, and public finance |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Definition of fiscal policy, its aims, bound, and tools; evaluating efficiency of fiscal policy according to different perspectives; measuring the effects of fiscal policy; method to apply fiscal policy; inflation, stagflation and dealing with such issues, budget deficit and financing budget deficit. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | The Public Sector in the Economy | Stiglitz, ss.3-25 |
| 2 | Market Efficiency and Market Failure | Stiglitz, ss. 56-92 |
| 3 | Efficiency and Equity | Stiglitz, ss. 93-124 |
| 4 | Public Goods and Publicly Provided Private Goods | Stiglitz, ss. 127-155 |
| 5 | Social Goods Considered Further: Efficient Provision of Social Goods | Musgrave and Musgrave, ss. 59-72 |
| 6 | Externalities and Environment | Stiglitz, ss. 214-234 |
| 7 | Mid-term Exam | |
| 8 | Public Choice | Stiglitz, ss. 156-185 |
| 9 | Public Production and Bureaucracy | Stiglitz, ss. 189-213 |
| 10 | Introduction to Taxation | Stiglitz,ss. 451-481 |
| 11 | Tax Incidence | Stiglitz, ss.482-510 |
| 12 | Taxation and Economic Efficiency | Stiglitz, ss. 518-549 |
| 13 | Deficit Finance and Sustainability of Public Finance | Stiglitz, ss. 772-793 |
| 14 | Turkish Budgeting System | Documents on Turkish budgeting system |
| 15 | General Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2000), Economics of the Public Sector, Third Edition,New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Rosen, Harvey S. (2005),Public Finance, Seventh Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin |
| 3. Musgrave, R. A. and Musgrave P.B (1989), Public Finance in Theory and Practice, McGraw_Hill, 5th edition, New York. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 1 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have advanced level of knowledge about the field of Public Finance-Tax in order to gain practical gains. | |||||
| 2 | He/she can identify the issues related to Finance-Tax area by considering them within the framework of a method and report and evaluate them from an analytical point of view. | |||||
| 3 | Able to understand, interpret and analyze economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law | |||||
| 4 | Develops policies and strategies for the solution of problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to financial and economic problems through theoretical information and current discussions, by making financial analyzes. | |||||
| 5 | By establishing the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develops analyzes on public finance and establishes the policy implementation relationship. | |||||
| 6 | Understanding tax theory, learning the legal background, following the developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it. | |||||
| 7 | Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of businesses with the knowledge and competence gained. | |||||
| 8 | Gain knowledge of macroeconomic structure and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, and evaluate economic developments from a theoretical perspective. | |||||
| 9 | Can use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues. | |||||
| 10 | By using information technologies, digital developments and common software, it benefits from technological developments in studies specific to its field. | |||||
| 11 | It uses qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events. | |||||
| 12 | While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, the United Nations develops an approach that respects sustainable development goals, fundamental freedoms, disadvantaged groups, the environment, cultural and moral values. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 117 | ||