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| IPOL5027 | Global Income Distribution and Policies | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Umut ÜZAR | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yakup Küçükkale | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to define the conceptual and theoretical framework related to income distribution at the postgraduate level, to trace the historical development of global income distribution dynamics, and to evaluate income distribution policies. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Students can define concepts and theories related to income distribution. | 1,2,5,6 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | Students can track global income distribution dynamics through various income distribution indicators. | 1,2,5,6 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | Students can implement income distribution policies | 1,2,5,6 | 1,3, | | 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 | | |
| Identify different income types, define income distribution, determine methods of measuring income distribution, examine income distribution theories of economic schools of thought, determine global income distribution trends, determine income distribution in Turkey, and analyze income distribution policies. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Conceptual Framework | | | Week 2 | Income Distribution Theories | | | Week 3 | Income Distribution Theories | | | Week 4 | Gelir Dağılımının Farklı Göstergelerle Ölçülmesi | | | Week 5 | Gelir Dağılımının Farklı Göstergelerle Ölçülmesi | | | Week 6 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 7 | The Historical Evolution of Global Income Distribution | | | Week 8 | The Historical Evolution of Global Income Distribution | | | Week 9 | The Historical Evolution of Income Distribution in Turkey | | | Week 10 | Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality | | | Week 11 | Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality | | | Week 12 | Assignment Presentation | | | Week 13 | An Overview of Income Distribution Policies | | | Week 14 | Policies Aimed at Pre-tax/transfer Income Distribution | | | Week 15 | Policies Aimed at Redistribution | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Keeley, Brian (2015). Income Inequality :The Gap between Rich and Poor. OECD | | | 2 | Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2012). The price of inequality: How today's divided society endangers our future. WW Norton & Company. | | | |
| 1 | Öğrencilere iletilecek okuma listesindeki makaleler. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | Akademik takvimde ilan edilecektir. | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | Akademik takvimde ilan edilecektir. | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | Akademik takvimde ilan edilecektir. | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 13 | 39 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 9 | 13 | 117 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Ödev | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 21 | 3 | 63 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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