Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Economics II
Course Code: ECO302
Course Type: Required
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

The main aim of this course is to give students theoretical and practical knowledge about the international economic policy. Other aims of the course are to introduce students to the international trade and financial system and to ensure that they can make macro-economic policy analysis in open economies through foreign exchange market analysis.

Course Content

Goals and tools of foreign trade policy, Protectionism in foreign trade and its economic impact, Tariffs and non-tariff trade policy tools, Analysis of the foreign exchange markets, External balance of payments, International money and capital markets, Macro economic policy analysis in open economies: internal and external economic balance.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Alper YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Has knowledge about goals and tools of foreign trade policy.
2.Knows the causes and methods of protectionism in foreign trade.
3.Analyzes the foreign exchange markets.
4.Comments on the balance of payments.
5.Analyzes the foreign trade structure of Turkey in terms of policies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Erdal M. ÜNSAL, Uluslararası İktisat: Teori, Politika ve Açık Ekonomi Makro İktisadı, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2015.
2.S. Rıdvan KARLUK, Uluslararası Ekonomi, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Goals and tools of foreign trade policy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Protectionism in foreign trade and its economic impact
Week 3 - Theoretical
Tariffs and non-tariff trade policy tools
Week 4 - Theoretical
Liberalization of world trade, economic groups in the world trade
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analysis of the foreign exchange markets
Week 6 - Theoretical
External balance of payments
Week 7 - Theoretical
Balance of payments adjustment mechanisms
Week 8 - Theoretical
Balance of payments adjustment mechanisms
Week 9 - Theoretical
Foreign trade policy and economic development
Week 10 - Theoretical
International economic issues and global crises
Week 11 - Theoretical
International money and capital markets
Week 12 - Theoretical
International monetary system, its history and the IMF
Week 13 - Theoretical
Macro economic policy analysis in open economies: internal and external economic balance
Week 14 - Theoretical
Prices and national production in open economies: aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading140228
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination121122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026