Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Trade
Course Code: UTİ419
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

To teach open economy, trade limitations, capital mobility and macroeconomy.

Course Content

Customs duties, analysis on subsidies and other trade limitations, international private capital mobility, foreign direct investment , factor endowments and the Heckscher-Ohlin Model , Intra Industry and Commerce , Economic Growth and International Trade, International Factor Movements , Neoclassical Trade Theory , Trade Policy, Currency Markets, External Balance .

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Alper YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Obtaining knowledge classical, neo-classical and modern theories, benefits of comparative advantages and free trade.
2.Obtaining knowledge about trade policies, customs tariffs, income distribution and international factor mobility.
3.Being able to analyze regional trade structures and problems, developed and underdeveloped countries and the effectiveness of Turkey in international trade.
4.Learns macroeconomic policy in open economies.
5.Learns International service trade.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.E. ÜNSAL, Uluslararası İktisat, İmaj Yayınevi, Ankara, 2007.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
International trade policy, objectives and tools of international trade policy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Customs tariffs, non-tariff trade policy tools
Week 3 - Theoretical
Liberalization of world trade and global trade
Week 4 - Theoretical
Economic unification theory, the European Union, economic integration outside the EU , Turkey's foreign trade with the various groups of countries
Week 5 - Theoretical
International monetary relations, foreign exchange market analyzes, exchange rate systems and theories to explain the changes in foreign exchange
Week 6 - Theoretical
External balance of payments , balancing the balance of payments : automatic mechanisms
Week 7 - Theoretical
macroeconomic policy in open economies
Week 8 - Theoretical
International monetary system, the international monetary fund (IMF) and international liquidity
Week 9 - Theoretical
International monetary system, the international monetary fund (IMF) and international liquidity
Week 10 - Theoretical
International service trade
Week 11 - Theoretical
Economic development and foreign trade policies, internationale economic problems and underdeveloped countries
Week 12 - Theoretical
Applied foreign trade and new trade methods, international private financial resources : money and capital markets
Week 13 - Theoretical
Foreign investment, international official capital flows
Week 14 - Theoretical
International technology flows, international labor flows
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130452
Midterm Examination128129
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026