COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

ECONOMICS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YEŞIM RABIA KUŞTEPELI

Offered to

ECONOMICS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Course Objective

This course is concerned with understanding the role of government in the economy through taxation and expenditure. This course will cover both the classic topics in this area, such as the provision of public goods, externalities and the design of taxation, as well more modern themes. The political economy approach to public finance, globalization, the international dimension in government decision-making are topics to be covered in this class in addition to the tax side, with issues of mobile tax bases and tax competition.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

UEC 2001 - MICROECONOMICS I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Readings
2. Harvey Rosen, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill International Edition, Seventh Edition, 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. In-Class discussion
3. Presentations

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will show understanding of welfare analysis; concepts of fairness, equity and efficiency; social welfare , voting behaviour, political Institutions and economic policy, international aspects of public economics.
2. The learner will interpret policy design in terms of commodities, income taxation, public goods and externalities, policy outcomes.
3. The learner will present selected topics in public economics.
4. The learner will discuss about the assigned reading material.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 3018210
e-mail: yesim.kustepeli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

13:00-15:00 Tuesdays and by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes