Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Fiscal Policy İKT405 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face.
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ayfer GEDİKLİ
Instructor(s) Ayfer GEDİKLİ
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to analyze the policy preferences of states in different economic conjunctures and the place of fiscal policy among these preferences.
Course Content The importance and place of fiscal policy among economic policies; objectives, tools and effects of fiscal policy; effectiveness and sustainability of fiscal policy; different theoretical approaches to fiscal policy.
Learning Outcomes - Students can explain the theoretical basis of fiscal policy.
- Students can discuss different theoretical approaches to fiscal policy.
- Students can anticipate the effectiveness, sustainability, effects on different social groups and possible problems about application of fiscal policy.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Neoclassical-Minimalist Public Intervention Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week Great Depression, Keynesian Approach, Neoclassical-Keynesian Synthesis and Public Intervention in the Economy Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
3. Week The Aim of Economic Policy; Fundamentals of Economic Policy Components; Aim of Economic Policy and Fiscal Policy Instruments; Fiscal Policy Multipliers; Economic Policy Fine Tuning and Automatic Stabilizers Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
4. Week Fiscal Impediment (Drag); Voluntary Fiscal Policies Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
5. Week Economic Growth - Financing Development - Fiscal Policy and Private Investment Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week Developing Countries and Structuralist Approach; economic fluctuations in long-run growth, State Aids and Development - Structural Adjustment and Fiscal Policy - Structural Adjustment Models, IMF and World Bank Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
7. Week Recession and Fiscal Policy; Inflation and Finance Policy; Stagflation and Micro-Based Policies Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
8. Week MIDTERM EXAM Course Hours
9. Week Interaction of Monetary and Fiscal Policies and Policy Mix Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
10. Week Budget Deficits Treasury and Central Bank; Treasury and Functions Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week Central Bank and Monetary Policy and Treasury “Independence” and Fiscal Policy Course Hours
12. Week Treasury Borrowing from the Central Bank Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
13. Week Seiorage and Tanzi-Olivera Effect Sterilization Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
14. Week Development and Fiscal Policy - The Problem of Underdevelopment - Development Economics and Structural Transformation Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Pınar, A. (2021). Maliye Politikası: Teori ve Uygulama. Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi. Lecture Notes.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 -
PY2 5 0 0 0 -
PY3 5 0 0 0 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 -
PY5 2 0 0 0 -
PY6 3 0 0 0 -
PY7 4 0 0 0 -
PY8 4 0 0 0 -
PY9 4 0 0 0 -
PY10 2 0 0 0 -
PY11 2 0 0 0 -
PY12 1 0 0 0 -
PY13 2 0 0 0 -
PY14 1 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 30 30
Homework 1 1 15.5 15.5
Final 1 40 40
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0