At the end of this course, the students; 1) Teaching economic principles and tools and training the required qualified workforce, necessiate bussiness activiies of our economy. 2) To develop the ability to think systematically and independently and to provide students with scientific proficiency in economic subjects. 3) To explain to the students that the condition of continuity of innovations is the basic feature of innovation economy. 4) Explaining knowledge-based technological innovations and applications 5) ).To be informed about the economic basis and relation of causality of growth and to gain the ability to evaluate.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
To ensure that students understand and internalize the effect of scientific knowledge and technology on innovation/innovation process and its connection with economic growth.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Innovation Economics and Basic Charecteristics
2nd Week
Knowledge as Production Factor
3rd Week
Knowledge Spillover, R&D and Innovation Associations
Two-Sector Economy; Knowledge and Capital-Intensive Sectors
7th Week
Structural Change in Production and Trade-Global Value Chains (GVCs)
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Escape from Middle Income Trp; Structural Problems, Policy Implications
10th Week
Neoclassical Economic Growth Theories
11th Week
Endogenous Growth Theories
12th Week
E 4.0; 4 th Industrial Revolution, Digital Transformation, Digital Technologies
13th Week
Circular Economy; Climate Change, Green Transformation, Zero Carbon, Sectoral Developments
14th Week
Final Exam Preparation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Acemoglu, Daron, Gino Gancia and Fabrizio Zilibotti (2010), ?Competing engines of growth: Innovation and standardization?, NBER Working Paper 15958, April. Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Nicholas Bloom ve William R. Kerr (2013), ?Innovation, reallocation and growth?, NBER Working Paper Series 18993, April. Aghion, Philippe ve Peter Howitt (1992), ?A Model of growth through creative destruction,? Econometrica, March, 60 (2), 323?351. Bowman, Kevin James (2008), ?Endogenous human capital investment and the interaction of frontier and adoptive knowledge on growth and wage inequality?, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol.17(6) September, pp.571- 592. Çapar Bengü (Başkent Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi), ?Bilgi: Yönetimi, Üretimi ve Pazarlanması.? (Knowledge: Menagement, Production and Marketing) received from www.bilgiyonetimi. org. on 7th December, 2005. Dervişoğlu, Gökçe H.(2004), ? Stratejik Bilgi Yönetimi,? (Strategic Knowledge Management)Dışbank Kitapları-8, 1.Basım, Rota Yayın Yapım Tanıtım Tic.Ltd.Şti.(The Publisher), Eylül 2004. Ertuğrul Murat (Anadolu Üniversitesi), ?Bilgi Çağında İşletmelerin Yeni Kaynağı:Entellektüel Sermaye,? (New souce of corporations in knowledge age: Human Capital) received from www.bilgiyonetimi.org. on December 8, 2005. Gökovalı, Ümmühan (2005) ?Contribution of Knowledge Stock to Productivity: An empirical Investigation for Turkey,? Ekonomik Yaklaşım, Gazi Üniversitesi İktisat Bölümü, Üç Aylık Dergi, Sayı 54, Cilt 16, 2005.(Quarterly Periodical of Gazi University/Economics Department, in Ankara, Turkey, Number 54, Volume 16, 2005 Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2014a), Orta Gelir Tuzağından Çıkış Turkish Economic Association, International Conference on Economics, 18-20 December, Antalya, TÜRKİYE, Ekonomik Yaklaşım, Gazi Üniversitesi İİBF İktisat Bölümü süreli yayını Ekonomik Yaklaşım, 25(90) 71-90. Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2014, 2019), İnovasyon Bilgi ve Yenilik, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Yayın No:928 İktisat/Ekonomi No.168, Haziran,, Gazi Kitabevi Ankara. Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2015), Teknolojik Düzey ve Faktör Donanımının Ekonomik Büyüme ve İstihdama Etkisi?, Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Cilt 2, Sayı 4. Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2019), Ekonomik İstikrar ve Büyüme, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2019), Orta Gelir Tuzağından Çıkış, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2015c), Structural Change in Production and Trade: A Panel Data Analysis,Journal of Global & Scientific Issues, Sept., Vol.3, Issue 3. Kurtoğlu, Yusuf (2015d), China, From Catch-up Growth to Innovation-Driven Economy, Chinese Business Review, Oct., Vol.14, No.10, 499-512 Öz, Sumru (2014), ?Diffusion of technology: Convergence implications of FDI?, Koç University-Tüsiad Economic Research Forum Working Paper Series, 1407, March. Ülkü, Hülya (2004) ?R&D, Innovation and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis?,International Monetary Fund Working Paper ? Research Department, September 2004. Ünsal, Erdal M. (2007), ?İktisadi Büyüme?, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara. Yeldan, Erinç (2011), İkitisadi Büyüme ve Bölüşüm Teorileri, 2. Baskı, Efil Yayınevi, Ankara. Yeldan, Erinç, Kamil Taşçı, Ebru Voyvoda, Mehmet Emin Özsan (2012), Orta Gelir Tuzağı?ndan Çıkış: Hangi Türkiye? Cilt 1: Makro/Bölgesel/Sektörel Analiz, TÜRKONFED Türk Girişim ve İş Dünyası Konfederasyonu, İstanbul, Aralık. Yeldan, Erinç, Kamil Taşçı, Ebru Voyvoda, Mehmet Emin Özsan (2013), Orta Gelir Tuzağı?ndan Çıkış: Hangi Türkiye? Cilt 2: Bölgesel Kalkınma ve İkili Tuzaktan Çıkış Stratejileri, TÜRKONFED Türk Girişim ve İş Dünyası Konfederasyonu, İstanbul, Kasım. www.imf.org. Yeldan, Erinç, Kamil Taşçı, Ebru Voyvoda, Mehmet Emin Özsan(2013), ?Dualite Tuzağından Çıkış: Türkiye İçin Bir Bölgesel Genel Denge Modeli?, EY_Ekonomik Yaklaşım- International Congress on Economics I, Europe and Global Economic Rebalancing, Ankara, 24-25 Ekim. Zaim, Halil (İ.Ü. İktisat Fakültesi, Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü) "Bilgi Yönetimi Süreçleri" (Knowledge Menagement Stages)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Attendance
1
10
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
2
2
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
1
1
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
1
2
2
Total Workload
92
Total Workload / 30
3,06
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
