Information Package / Course Catalogue
Financial Economics
Course Code: ECO409
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

Provide the students with an understanding of how financial markets and institutions operate and their implications on economic activity.

Course Content

Financial Markets and Financial Assets, Financial Institutions and the Structure of the Financial System, Risk Management, Banking, Financial Crises.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains financial decision making process.
2.Integrates financial facts and theories.
3.Describes the structure of modern financial system and its role in economy.
4.Effectively analyses articles in financial press.
5.Lists causes and consequences of financial crisis.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Frederic S. MISHKIN, The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, 10 ed., Prentice Hall, 2011.
2.Göksel TİRYAKİ, Para ve Finansın Dönüşümü, Efil Yayınevi, Ankara, 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing Financial System: Financial Markets and Financial Assets
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introducing Financial System: Financial Institutions and the Structure of the Financial System
Week 3 - Theoretical
Interest Rates and Rates of Return
Week 4 - Theoretical
Determining Interest Rates
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Stock Market, Information, and Financial Market Efficiency
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Market for Foreign Exchange
Week 8 - Theoretical
Risk Management
Week 9 - Theoretical
Risk Management
Week 10 - Theoretical
Banking: Loans and Deposits
Week 11 - Theoretical
Banking: Loans and Deposits
Week 12 - Theoretical
Banking: Management and Performance
Week 13 - Theoretical
Financial Crises
Week 14 - Theoretical
Financial Crises
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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OÇ-1
3
4
2
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3
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3
2
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4
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4
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OÇ-5
3
4
2
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3
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2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026