Public Finance

Course Code:

ECON 311

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Coordinator:

Alper ALTINANAHTAR

Courses given by:

Alper ALTINANAHTAR

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to develop students` ability in analyzing and formulating public economic problems and policies.

Course Content:

This course focuses on the application of economic theory to the analysis of the issues pertaining to public expenditures and taxation.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Experiment, C: Homework, Q: Quiz

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Defines public economics and its ideology	2,4,5,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Using pozitive and normative analysis for problem solving .	3,4,5,6	1, 2, 3	A, C
Studies the factors that causes markets to fail.	2,5,6,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Compares public and private provision of goods and services.	5,6,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Investigates the daily use of cost benefit analysis.	2,6,7	1, 2, 3	A, C
Analyses the public and private provision of goods and services in different sectors	2,6,7	1, 2, 3	A, C

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Public Finance and Ideology	Chapter 1
2	Tools of Positive Analysis	Chapter 2
3	Tools of Normative Analysis	Chapter 3
4	Tools of Normative Analysis	Chapter 3
5	1st MID-TERM EXAMINATION
6	Public Goods	Chapter 4
7	Externalities	Chapter 5
8	Externalities	Chapter 5
9	Education	Chapter 6
10	2nd MID-TERM EXAMINATION
11	Cost Benefit Analysis	Chapter 7
12	Cost Benefit Analysis	Chapter 7
13	The Health Care Market	Chapter 8
14	Review

Recommended Sources

Textbook		Public Finance by Harvey S. Rosen and Ted Gayer, McGraw-Hill, 9th ed
Additional Resources		Lecture Notes

Material Sharing

Documents		Lecture notes and Chapter slides
Assignments		End of Chapter problems and Homework Assignments
Exams

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	75
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	3	15
Assignments	3	10
	Total	100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		60
	Total	100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	Students can keep themselves informed and analyze the current economic development in Turkey and in the world from an international political economy perspective paying a particular attention to the interaction of the Turkish economy with the global economy.		X
2	Being aware of the development and accumulation of economic thought, students can master qualitative and quantitative knowledge and methods to test various economic theories that can be applied to the analysis of the current economic problems.				X
3	Students can use statistical and econometric analyses by learning how to use information technologies that have validity and widespread use in the field of economics.		X
4	By learning how to learn in the field of economics, students can research and work individually or as a team using the Turkish and English academic resources.				X
5	Being aware of the ethical values, students know the individual, social and ecological dimensions of the concept of social responsibility and can prove that they understand the active citizenship duty that falls upon them within this framework.					X
6	Students can clearly express, present and share their knowledge, the outcomes of their studies, their ideas and comments to people in their field or other disciplines/units using the necessary data, in national and international academic and professional environments, in Turkish or English.			X
7	Students can show that understanding the universality of social rights and the concepts of social justice, which form the basis of the modern societies, and the importance of scientific perspective, which is necessary to the social development and global competitiveness.					X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the Exam Week: 15 x total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	5	75
Mid-terms	1	4	4
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	3	0,5	1,5
Assignments	3	3	9
Final Examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			137,5
Total Work Load / 25 (s)			5,5
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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