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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
CURRENT ISSUES IN WORLD ECONOMICS AND TURKEY MANT507 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Professor Uğur Emek
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) the benchmarks of the world history in terms of economic development; major inventions, capital accumulation, development of manufacture production, money and banking, Bretton Woods system, exchange rates mechanisms, capital liberalisation and the like,
2) the present day macro economic situations in the major economies that is USA, EU, China,Japan. Also being neighbors of Turkey; economies of the Russia, Iran, Greece deserves some attention plus the functions of some important organisations such as IMF, WB, WTO etc.
3) long term or structural issues like; development, external debts, unequal distribution of income, energy problems, and financial crises.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONAt the end of this course, the students evaluate long term or structural issues like; development, external debts, unequal distribution of income, energy problems, and financial crises.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week BW system and subsequent macro policy developments
2nd Week Systems; central planning, mixed economy and liberal economy
3rd Week International Institutions and Functions
4th Week International Institutions and Functions
5th Week World Economic Conjuncture and General Policies
6th Week Situation in some Neighboring Economies
7th Week Underdevelopment and borrowing
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Unbalanced income distribution
10th Week Capitalism crises and financial structure
11th Week Energy supply, and geopolitical appearance
12th Week Economic Development of Southeast Asia
13th Week China's Ascension
14th Week Evolution of EU-Turkey Relations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGHobsbawn, E.J; Sanayi ve İmparatorluk, Dost yayınevi.
Hacıyev H.Ş , Bayramov E.İ; Dünya Ekon. Tarihi, Gazi yayıncılık.
Kindleberger C.P,Aliber R.Z; Finansal Krizler Tarihi, T.İşbank.y.
Rodrik, Dani: Akıllı Küreselleşme; Efil yayın.
Piketty, Thomas: 21.yy da Kapital; T. İşbankası yayınları
Eğilmez, Mahfi: Küresel Finans Krizi; Remzi kitapevi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Total(%)40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)60
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam1120120
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam19090
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework
Total Workload300
Total Workload / 3010
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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