COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC ECONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAL 6203 ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC ECONOMY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Public Finance

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR COŞKUNCAN AKTAN

Offered to

Public Finance

Course Objective

By addressing the various aspects of the structure and functioning of public economy,
public economics and comparative analysis of the market economy is done.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To specifies outlined of the structure and functioning of the public sector in the world and in Turkey
2   To relate causes of market failures with the new role of the state in the economy
3   to discuss the problem of economic activity of the assumptions of the public with taking into account of Public Choice Theory
4   To interpret the applications of the welfare state in the world of success and /or failure
5   To imported the suggestions for solutions to the fundamental problems in the public sector in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Theoretical and Historical Foundations of Public Economics Discipline
2 Public Sector: Construction, Operation and Size: Turkey and the World Examples
3 Market Failures and the Role of the State in this Field
4 Production of Public Goods
5 Natural Monopolies, Regulation and Privatization
6 Analysis of the Public Sector in Public Choice Theory Perspective
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Income Distribution Problem: An Overview of Market and Public Economics Perspective
10 Welfare State: Theory and Practice
11 Public Finance Reform in the world
12 Public Finance Reform in Turkey
13 Privatization and Economic Consequences of the World
14 Privatization And Economic Consequences of Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
1. Coşkun Can Aktan, Dilek Dileyici ve Istiklal Y. Vural, Kamu Ekonomisi ve Kamu Politikaları, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2006.
2. Kenan Bulutoğlu, Kamu Ekonomisine Giriş, Istanbul: Filiz Kitabevi, 1981.
3. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Kamu Kesimi Ekonomisi, (Çeviren: Ömer Faruk Batırel), Istanbul, Marmara Ün. Yayınları, 1996.
4. Orhan Şener, Kamu Ekonomisi, Istanbul: Beta Yayınları, 2001.
5. Hülya Kirmanoğlu, Kamu Ekonomisi Analizi, Istanbul: Beta Yayınları, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The outcomes of the lecture are measured by the evaluation criteria mentioned.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-posta: ccan.aktan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday: 15.45-16.45, Room:518

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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