Information Package / Course Catalogue
Fiscal Policy
Course Code: ECO417
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

The aim of the course is to determine the importance of fiscal policy in the economic development process and to try to find a solution to economic problems and fiscal policy tools.

Course Content

Budget Deficit Problem, Objectives of Fiscal Policy, Instruments, Measurement of Effect, Inflation and Fiscal Policy, Stagflation and Fiscal Policy Debates on Efficiency of Fiscal Policy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ayşegül Ladin SÜMER
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn the conceptual framework for fiscal policy.
2.Understand the relationship between basic macro policies of fiscal policy.
3.To obtain information about the fiscal policies implemented in Turkey.
4.Learn the basic objectives and means of fiscal policy.
5.Relate the reasons of the existence of fiscal policy with the economic duties of the state and explain the relationship between fiscal policy and economic policy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Abuzer PINAR, Maliye Politikası, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2011.
2.Kenan BULUTOĞLU, Kamu Ekonomisi, 7. Baskı, İstanbul, 2008.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Debates on Efficiency of Fiscal Policy Objectives of Fiscal Policy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Objectives of Fiscal Policy, Instruments , Measurement of Effect
Week 3 - Theoretical
Fiscal Policy in Achieving Economic Stability
Week 4 - Theoretical
Relative Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in a Closed Economy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Relative Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Open Economy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Stabilization Policies : Voluntary Policy Against Automatic Stabilizers
Week 7 - Theoretical
Inflation and Fiscal Policy: Why
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Fight Against Inflation Fiscal Policy: Keynesian Solution
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Fight Against Inflation Fiscal Policy: Keynesian Solution
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stagflation and Fiscal Policy: Options Explanations of Stagflation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Stagflation and Fiscal Policy: Options Explanations of Stagflation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Budget Deficit Problem and Discussions of Budget
Week 13 - Theoretical
Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Week 14 - Theoretical
Taxation and Debt in Economic Development
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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