CAPITAL MARKETS AND FINANCE (ENGLISH, NON-THESIS) | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ECO5001 | Managerial Economics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. SERKAN YEŞİLYURT |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. EMİN KÖKSAL Assist. Prof. FULYA TAŞEL Assoc. Prof. BÜLENT ANIL Instructor NURİYE ZEYNEP ÖKTEN Prof. Dr. SADULLAH ÇELİK Assist. Prof. BORA ERDAMAR |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | Optional Course Materials: videos, games, etc. |
Course Objectives: | Managerial Economics is an advanced course that aims to apply economic analysis to a wide array of business problems. The course offers a balanced coverage of traditional and modern microeconomic tools. It begins by teaching the practical utility of basic economic tools such as present value analysis, supply & demand, the basic models of perfect competition, monopoly, and monopolistic competition. It also offers real-world examples which includes modern topics such as oligopoly, multistage & repeated games, vertical & horizontal integration, networks, predatory pricing, principal–agent problems, adverse selection, auctions, limit pricing, and a host of other pricing strategies for firms enjoying market power. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; After completing this class you should be able to: • Explain the role of profits in a market economy. • Use marginal analysis to determine the optimal level of a managerial control variable. • Make investment decisions that increase firm value. • Set optimal prices and price discriminate. • Predict industry-level changes using demand/supply analysis. • Develop long-run strategies to increase firm value. • Use game theory to predict how your actions influence those of others. • Make decisions in uncertain environments. • Solve the problems caused by moral hazard and adverse selection. • Align individual incentives with the goals of the company. • Align division incentives with the goals of the company. • Manage relationships between upstream suppliers or downstream retailers. • Identify sources of market failure. |
The Fundamentals of Managerial Economics Market Forces: Demand and Supply Quantitative Demand Analysis The Theory of Individual Behavior The Production Process and Costs The Organization of the Firm The Nature of Industry Managing in Competitive, Monopolistic, and Monopolistically Competitive Markets Basic Oligopoly Models Game Theory: Inside Oligopoly Pricing Strategies for Firms with Market Power The Economics of Information Advanced Topics in Business Strategy A Manager’s Guide to Government in the Marketplace |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The Fundamentals of Managerial Economics | |
2) | Market Forces: Demand and Supply | |
3) | Quantitative Demand Analysis | |
4) | The Theory of Individual Behavior | |
5) | The Production Process and Costs | |
6) | The Organization of the Firm | |
7) | The Nature of Industry | |
9) | Basic Oligopoly Models | |
10) | Game Theory: Inside Oligopoly | |
11) | Pricing Strategies for Firms with Market Power | |
12) | The Economics of Information | |
13) | Advanced Topics in Business Strategy | |
14) | A Manager’s Guide to Government in the Marketplace | |
15) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Managerial Economics & Business Strategy by Michael BAYE, McGraw-Hill, 7th edition, 2010. |
References: | The Economist Business Week |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 3 | % 30 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Project | 12 | 4 | 48 |
Homework Assignments | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 200 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Identify complex problems and arguments and analyze those using the theoretical tools and quantitative methods of economics and finance. | 5 |
2) | Provides a strong conceptual understanding of finance, combined with an understanding of the workings of financial markets and institutions. | 5 |
3) | The program ensures an understanding of relationship between financial theory and its practices. | 3 |