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IKT6840Analyses of International Trade and Economic Growth3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Mustafa Kemal DEĞER
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is theoretically and empirically to demonstrate the relationship between trade and economic growth.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : understand the welfare gains from foreign trade.1,2,61,
PO - 2 : explain the relationship between foreign trade and technological developments.1,2,61,
PO - 3 : understand the export led growth.1,2,61,
PO - 4 : analyze the impact of foreign trade on economic growth1,2,61,
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
Theories of International Trade, The Welfare Gains from Foreign Trade, Trade Globalization, Foreign Trade and Industrial Policy, Export led Growth, Foreign Trade and Factor Accumulation, Technological Progress as Creative Destruction, Trade and Technological Progress, Multi-Sector Model and Foreign Trade, Trade and technology transfers
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Classical Theories of International Trade
 Week 2New International Trade Theory
 Week 3The Welfare Gains from Foreign Trade
 Week 4Trade Globalization
 Week 5Trade and Economic Growth: The Empirical Evidence
 Week 6International Trade and Factor Accumulation: The Early Growth Models
 Week 7International Trade and Factor Accumulation: Solow Modeli
 Week 8Overcoming Diminishing Returns: Technology as an Externality
 Week 9Mid-term Exam
 Week 10Technological Progress as Creative Destruction
 Week 11International Trade and Technological Progress
 Week 12International Trade and Industrial Policy
 Week 13Export Led Growth
 Week 14Multi-Sector Models and International Trade
 Week 15Trade and Tevhnology Transfers
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Van den Berg, Hendrik and Lewer, Joshua J. (2006), International Trade and Economic Growth, M. E. Sharpe, London.
 
Recommended Reading
1Seyidoğlu, H. (2013), Uluslararası İktisat: Teori, Politika ve Uygulama, Geliştitlmiş 18. Baskı, Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 11/2022 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 12/2022 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 01/2023 2 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 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 6 14 84
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 6 60
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 6 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load226