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Public Finance-Doctorate
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE / Public Finance-Doctorate
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MLY6988Fiscal Policy Analysis3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Nagihan BİRİNCİ
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Levent Yahya ESER
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide the ability to use the basic conceptual and theoretical knowledge of fiscal policy and to interpret the implemented fiscal policies. To provide the knowledge and skills to examine the fiscal policies implemented in national and global contexts, to analyze and evaluate their implementation and results in developed and developing countries.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : To be able to explain the theoretical basis of state intervention in the economy and fiscal policy;1,
PO - 2 : To be able to evaluate fiscal policy in periods of inflation, recession and crisis;1,
PO - 3 : To be able to discuss the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies;1,
PO - 4 : Ability to analyze fiscal policies in Türkiye and other countries;1,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
In this course, the objectives, tools, types of fiscal policy and how to use fiscal policy to achieve economic, social and other goals, its effectiveness in closed and open economies, and its comparison with monetary policy will be discussed. In addition, the characteristics of fiscal policies of Turkey, transition economies and other countries will be revealed and comparisons will be made.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1State Intervention in the Economy and Fiscal Policy: Theoretical Foundations
 Week 2The Relationship of Fiscal Policy with Other Economic Policy Tools
 Week 3Automatic Stabilizers
 Week 4Economic Fluctuations, Keynesian and Monetarist Stabilization Policies and Fiscal Policy
 Week 5Rational Expectations and Stabilization Policy: New Classical and New Keynesian Approaches
 Week 6Inflation and Unemployment, Fighting Inflation and Fiscal Policy
 Week 7Recessions, Financial Crises and Fiscal Policy
 Week 8Budget Deficits, Inflation and Financing of Deficits
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10The Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policies: Mixed Policy
 Week 11The Intersection of Monetary and Fiscal Policies: Inflationary Financing Policy
 Week 12Friedman Rule, Optimal Seigniorage Theory and Olivera-Tanzi Effect in Monetary Policy
 Week 13Analysis of Fiscal Policies in Turkey: Pre-1980 Period
 Week 14Opening up of the Turkish Economy to the Outside World, Crises and Implemented Fiscal Policies
 Week 15Evaluation of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and Post-Current Developments in Terms of Fiscal Policy
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Abuzer Pınar, Maliye Politkası, 11. Baskı, turhan Kitabevi, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1N. Gregory Mankiw, Makroekonomi, Çev. Ed. Ömer Faruk Çolak, Eflatun Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009.
2 Mircan Tokatlıoğlu, Ufuk Selen; Maliye Politikası, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2017.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 23/11/2024 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 14 05/01/2025 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 27/01/2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 6 14 84
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 14 70
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 4 24
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 1 5 5
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 5 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 2 10 1 10
Total work load225