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Policy of International Economics

Course Code	: İKP535
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

The course aims to promote understanding of the interaction between politics and economics in international relations

Course Content

The theoritical approaches of the international political economy, the historical evolution of the international economy, the internationalization of production and finance, the effects of globalization on the state are the main topics of this course.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to have knowledge about trade restrictions
2.	To be able to see how capital mobility effects balance of payments
3.	To be Able to Analyze the effectiveness of export-enhancing policies
4.	To be able to explain the composition of world trade
5.	To comprehend the relationship between international trade and competition

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Ünsal, E. (2007). Uluslararası İktisat, Ankara: İmaj Yayınevi.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Foreign Trade Policy: Targets, Instruments and Protectionism in Foreign Trade

Week 2 - Theoretical

Import tariffs and effects of tariffs

Week 3 - Theoretical

Reflection of Tariffs, Effective Protection and Specific International Trade Regimes

Week 4 - Theoretical

Instruments of Nontariff Trade Policy

Week 5 - Theoretical

New Protectionism and Other Instruments of Nontariff Trade Policy

Week 6 - Theoretical

Analysis of Foreign Exchange , Real and Effective Foreign Exchange Rate, Arbitrage

Week 7 - Theoretical

Exchange Rate Systems

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Theoretical

Theories which Explain Exchange Rate Changings

Week 10 - Theoretical

The Conceptual Frame of the Balance of Payments

Week 11 - Theoretical

The adjustment of the balance of payments: Price- adjustment mechanism

Week 12 - Theoretical

Devaluation and Flexibility Approach

Week 13 - Theoretical

The adjustment of the balance of payments: The income-adjustment mechanism

Week 14 - Theoretical

al Interest rate, interventions of government and foreign adjustment

Week 15 - Theoretical

The Monetary Approach

Week 16 - Final Exam

Final Exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	3	70
Individual Work	12	1	2	36
Midterm Examination	1	8	1	9
Final Examination	1	9	1	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
OÇ-3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	5	3	4	4	5	5	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

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