COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES AND POLITICS OF REGULATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAL 6214 THEORIES AND POLITICS OF REGULATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Finance

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DILEK BAŞARAN

Offered to

Public Finance

Course Objective

In the context of the new role of the state in the economy, the regulation theories and the regulation policies implemented in Turkey are handled multidimensionally.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to outline the regulatory role of the state in the economy.
2   To be able to relate the concepts of regulation and competition.
3   To be able to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of regulation in the context of regulation theories.
4   To be able to interpret the effectiveness of regulatory institutions in Turkey.
5   To be able to determine what needs to be done for the independence of regulatory agencies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Regulatory Role of the State in the Economy
2 Regulation Theory: Definition, Types, Rationales
3 Theories of Regulation: Theory of Public Interest
4 Theories of Regulation: Private Interest Theory and Economic Theory of Regulation
5 Regulation of Natural Monopolies
6 Competition and Regulation Policies
7 Competition and Regulation in the EU and Developed Countries: Good Practices
8 Regulatory Institutions in Turkey: Legislation, Control and Budgets
9 Regulatory Practices in the Finance Sector
10 Regulatory Practices in Telecommunication and Communication Sector
11 Regulation Practices in the Energy Sector
12 Other regulatory bodies in Turkey-I
13 Other regulatory bodies in Turkey-II
14 Independence of regulatory bodies

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fuat Oğuz, Devlet ve Piyasa: Regülasyon Teorisine Giriş, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2011.
2. Yeşim Reel, Regülasyon, Istanbul: Beta Yayınları, 2010.
3. Haşim Akça, Regülasyon Ekonomisi, Adana: Nobel Kitabevi, 2007.
4. M. Ömür Paşaoğlu, Doğal Tekellerde Regülasyon ve Rekabet Bir Örnek: Ingiliz Elektrik Sektörünün Yeniden Yapılandırılması, Uzmanlık Tezi, Ankara: Rekabet Kurumu, 2003.
5. Özge Içöz, Telekomünikasyon Sektöründe Regülasyon Ve Rekabet, Uzmanlık Tezi, Ankara: Rekabet Kurumu, 2003.
6. F. Yeşim Akcollu, Elektrik Sektöründe Rekabet ve Regülasyon, Uzmanlık Tezi, Ankara: Rekabet Kurumu, 2003.

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: dilek.dileyici@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday, 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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