Information Package / Course Catalogue
Economic Policy
Course Code: MKS218
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to introduce students to fundamental economic policy tools, such as macroeconomic equilibria, public finance, monetary and fiscal policies, and their institutional operations. Additionally, by examining the roles of international organizations and domestic public institutions on economic decisions, it aims to enable students to evaluate applications, crises, and global developments in the Turkish economy from an analytical perspective.

Course Content

This course covers the main objectives of economic policy, the roles of domestic and international institutions in the decision-making process, and macroeconomic equilibrium approaches. Throughout the course, national income, economic growth, public finance, monetary and fiscal policies, and the balance of payments are structurally analyzed; theoretical approaches are practically addressed within the framework of crises and current policy implementations in the Turkish economy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the fundamental objectives, theoretical approaches, and institutional actors of economic policy.
2.Analyzes the effects of monetary and fiscal policy tools on macroeconomic equilibria.
3.Evaluates public finance, balance of payments, and growth data in terms of institutional performance.
4.nterprets historical periods, structural crises, and global economic developments in the Turkish economy.
5.Develops coordinated economic policy proposals using macroeconomic forecasting models.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ekonomi Politikası / Teori ve Türkiye Uygulaması REMZİ KİTABEVİ Mahfi Eğilmez/ Ercan Kumcu
2.Küreselleşme Abdullah ÖZDEMİR, Mümin ESER EZGİ YAYINLARI Bursa.
3.Economic Policy, Halil İbrahim Aydın
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Subject and methodology of the course, definition of economic policy, topics concerned with economic policy and questions which are looked for by economic policy
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Arguments about economic system and economic theory, relationship between theory and policy
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Factors that effects that accelerate the development of economic policy
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic factors of economic policy, economic policy and governmental institutions
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Objectives of economic policy, evaluation of economic policy for developing countries
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tools, types and implementation of economic policy
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Tools, types and implementation of economic policy
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Objectives and equilibrium-Implementations of policies depending on development level
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Macroeconomic models and economic policy: Classical macroeconomic theory, Keynesian macroeconomic theory, monetarist macroeconomic theory, rational expectations theory and economic policy
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Development of economic policy from expectations and individual choices to social choices, modern political approaches
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Election of economic choices and decision making
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Following the developments in economic environment: Real indicators in economics and their interpretation
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Discussing economic policies implemented in Turkey and their results
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Reference books regarding the relevant week's topic should be reviewed in advance.
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
In order to conduct a general evaluation of all economic policy approaches covered throughout the semester, core resources and macroeconomic analyses from previous weeks should be reviewed, and preparations must be made for the final review and the final examination.
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Week 30 - Preparation Work
Week 31 - Preparation Work
Week 32 - Preparation Work
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment2%10
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140235
Assignment2114
Midterm Examination125025
Final Examination135136
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
2
5
2
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026