COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC FINANCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EFE 7010 PUBLIC FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Master`s Degree in Financial Economics (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAADET KASMAN

Offered to

Master`s Degree in Financial Economics (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to analyze the impact of public policy on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income in the economy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to understand basic microeconomic theory tools and be able to understand their applications in public economics settings
2   Be aware of latest developments in public economics and tools for analysis so as to be able to understand empirical applications and policy implications
3   Better understanding on how government intervenes in the economy
4   Explain how the government might intervene.
5   Explain the effects of those interventions on economic outcomes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intro to public finance
2 Intro to Taxation
3 Tax inefficiencies, taxes on labor supply
4 Taxes on saving
5 Corporate taxation
6 Government Budgets
7 Midterm
8 Government Budgets
9 Market failures and social insurance
10 Market failures and social insurance
11 Market failures and social insurance
12 Taxation and Income distribution
13 Taxation and Income distribution
14 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Jonathan Gruber, Public Finance and Public Policy, 4th edition, Worth Publishers, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Discussions
3. Term Project

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 * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define microeconomic concepts.
2. The learner will show understanding of welfare analysis; concepts of fairness, equity and efficiency; social welfare , voting behavior.
3. The learner will interpret policy design in terms of public goods and externalities, policy outcomes.
4. The learner will clearly define impact of public policies on economy.
5. The learner will present selected topics in public economics.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tulay.yucel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 12 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154
LO.25555
LO.354
LO.455354
LO.5

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