Information Package / Course Catalogue
Policy of International Economics
Course Code: İKT302
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To teach open economy macroeconomics with trade restrictions and capital mobility.

Course Content

Analysis of tariffs, subsidies, and other restrictions on trade. International private capital flows, direct foreign investments. Introduction to Neoclassical Trade Theory, Gains from Trade in Neoclassical Trade Theory, The Basis for Trade: Factor Endowments and The Heckscher-Ohlin Model, Post Heckscher-Ohlin Theories of Trade and Intra Industry Trade, Economic Growth and International Trade, International Factor Movements, The Instruments of Trade Policy, The Impact of Trade Policies, Traditional Arguments fo Strategic Approaches to Trade Policy Interventions, The Balance of Payment Accounts, The Foreign Exchange Market, The Monetary and Porfolio Balance Approaches to External Balance, Price Adjusments and Balance of Payments Disequilibrium under the major exchange rate system.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet Can BAKKALCI
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have knowledge about trade restrictions
2.To be able to see how capital mobility effects balance of payments
3.Analyze the effectiveness of export-enhancing policies
4.To be able to explain the composition of world trade
5.To comprehend the relationship between international trade and competition
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ünsal, E. (2007). Uluslararası İktisat, Ankara: İmaj Yayınevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Foreign Trade Policy: Targets, Instruments and Protectionism in Foreign Trade
Week 2 - Theoretical
Import tariffs and effects of tariffs
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reflection of Tariffs, Effective Protection and Specific International Trade Regimes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Instruments of Nontariff Trade Policy
Week 5 - Theoretical
New Protectionism and Other Instruments of Nontariff Trade Policy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Analysis of Foreign Exchange , Real and Effective Foreign Exchange Rate, Arbitrage
Week 7 - Theoretical
Exchange Rate Systems
Week 8 - Theoretical
Exchange Rate Systems
Week 9 - Theoretical
Theories which Explain Exchange Rate Changings
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Conceptual Frame of the Balance of Payments
Week 11 - Theoretical
The adjustment of the balance of payments: Price- adjustment mechanism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Devaluation and Flexibility Approach
Week 13 - Theoretical
The adjustment of the balance of payments: The income-adjustment mechanism
Week 14 - Theoretical
Interest rate, interventions of government and foreign adjustment
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work121236
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
5
3
5
3
5
3
5
3
5
OÇ-2
3
5
3
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
5
3
5
3
3
5
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
5
3
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026