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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to evaluate the historical processes that led to the emergence of macroeconomics and the development of macroeconomic approaches.
2.Students will be able to explain macroeconomic units and the relationships between them.
3.Students will be able to construct and draw consumption, saving and investment functions which are the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics and explain the relationships between them.
4.Students will be able to explain the objectives and instruments of monetary and fiscal policy.
5.Students will be able to calculate the equilibrium level of national income in which expenditure-income equality in money and goods markets is achieved.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bocutoğlu, E. (2021). Makro İktisat Teoriler ve Politikalar. Ekin Yayınevi.
2.Bocutoğlu, E. (2021). Karşılaştırmalı Makro İktisat Teoriler ve Politikalar. Ekin Yayınevi.
3.Acemoğlu, D. Laibson, D. ve List, J. A. (2020). Makroekonomi. Beta Basım Yayım
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The birth of macroeconomics and macroeconomic approaches
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic macroeconomic concepts and measurement: national income accounting and inflation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Basic macroeconomic concepts and measurement: employment and unemployment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics: consumption, saving and investment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Macroeconomic policies: monetary policy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Macroeconomic policies: fiscal policy
Week 7 - Theoretical
Simple Keynesian Models (BKM): Externally Closed Models BKM I and BKM II, and Open Model (BKM III)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Simple Keynesian Models and General Equilibrium of the Economy
Week 9 - Theoretical
IS-LM Models: Closed IS-LM Model
Week 10 - Theoretical
IS-LM Models: Effectiveness of Economic Policies in the Closed IS-LM Model
Week 11 - Theoretical
IS-LM Models: Open IS-LM-BP Model
Week 12 - Theoretical
IS-LM Models: Effectiveness of Economic Policies in the Open IS-LM-BP Model
Week 13 - Theoretical
Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply (AD-AS) Model
Week 14 - Theoretical
Effectiveness of Economic Policies in the Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply (AD-AS) Model
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
2
2
2
5
5
5
3
3
4
OÇ-3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026