BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| ECONOMICS AND FINANCE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| ECO4656 | Topics in Microeconomics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DİLA ASFUROĞLU |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. BÜLENT ANIL Assoc. Prof. ÇAĞLAR YURTSEVEN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course will extend the subject of Microeconomics by using the applied tools. Mainly focuses on selected areas such as Labor Economics, Health Economics, Urban Economics, Economics of Education, Experimental Economics and Environmental Economics |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1- To understand the concepts and tools of Applied Microeconomics 2- To understand the policy making process 3- To understand the dynamics of sub-fields in Applied Microeconomics 4- To apply the theories of Microeconomics in real life examples" |
Course Content
| Introduction Economic way of thinking, Demand and Supply New Developments in Microeconomics Cost and Benefit Analysis Tools of Microeconomics Applications of Microeconomics: Urban Economics Applications of Microeconomics: Labor Economics Applications of Microeconomics: Education Applications of Microeconomics: Health Economics Applications of Microeconomics: Environmental Economics Applications of Microeconomics: Experimental Economics |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | "Trade openness and industrial growth: Evidence from Nigeria Jan 2016 Panoeconomicus. Fahad Adamu, Ergun Dogan Yurtseven, C., Köksal, E. (2017) Mall Flicks The Mall Boom In Turkey with an Unexpected Byproduct: The Movie Sector Expansion, Research in World Economy, Vol 8, No 1" | |
| 2) | "Köksal, E., & Ardıyok, Ş. (2018). Regulatory and market disharmony in the Turkish electricity industry. Utilities Policy, 55, 90-98 Yurtseven, C., Kaya H. (2016) Can Marriage be Bad for Health? Evidence from Turkey, Economics and Sociology, Vol. 9, No 1, 162-172." | |
| 3) | Taymaz, E., & Yilmaz, K. (2017). Political economy of industrial policy in Turkey: The case of the automotive industry Fikir Mülkyet Hakları Ve Korsan Yayincilik Intellectual Property Rights And Piracy Sevil Gemrik · Levent Aytemz, Mar 2016 International Journal Of Business, Economics And Management | |
| 4) | "Yurtseven C. (2015) The Causes of Electricity Theft: An Econometric Analysis of the Case Of Turkey, Utilities Policy , 4, 3, 14-27. Sanal Su Ekonomisi Levent AYTEMİZ · Ömer DİLER Full-text available · Article · Jun 2015" | |
| 5) | "Vergi Politikaları Bağlamında Yerel Yönetimler Arası Çevre Vergisi Rekabeti - Envıiromental Tax Competition Among Local Governments In The Point Of Tax Policies Levent Aytemiz · Sefa ERKUŞ Jun 2015 Impact of economic freedom, political stability and economic growth in the USA on emerging Asian economies Y. Bayar · L. Aytemiz Jan 2015 · Actual Problems of Economics" | |
| 6) | "Doğan, B. ve Gökovalı, U. (2012). Geographical Indication: In the Perspectives of Rural Development and Marketing through the Traditional Products. World Conference on Business, Economics and Management, Antalya-Türkiye, 3-6 Mayıs, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 62, 761-765. – 2012 Di Paolo, A., & Tansel, A. (2015). Returns to foreign language skills in a developing country: The case of Turkey. The Journal of Development Studies, 51(4), 407-421." | |
| 7) | Response Paper Presentation | |
| 8) | "Gökovalı, U. ve Danışman, A. (2010). Feminization of Poverty: Does it Really Exist in Turkey. New Perspectives on Turkey, 42:179-201 (SSCI) – 2010 Gökovalı.,U., Bahar.,O., Kozak.,M., 2007. Determinants of Length of Stay: A Practical Use of Survival Analysis. . Tourism Management" | |
| 9) | " Yurtseven C., Konishi H., (2014) Market Share Regulation?, Japan and the World Economy, 29, 1, 36 – 45 Ozkan, B., Hatırlı,S.A., Öztürk,E., Aktaş, A. 2011. Antalya İlinde Serada Domates Üretiminin Kâr Etkinliği Analizi. Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi- Journal of Agricultural Sciences 17(2011) 1-8." | |
| 10) | "Journal of Yasar University 2014 9(34) 5851-5869 Türkiye’de İmalat Sanayi İhracati Ve Büyüme İlişkisinin İktisadi Analizi* Economic Analysis Of The Relationship Between Manufacturing Industry Export And Economic Growth In Turkey Kübra Önder Selim Adem Hatirli Hatirli,S. A., Ozkan, B., Jones, E. and Aktas, A.R., 2006. Application of measuring market power and cost efficiency in the milk sub-sector in Turkey compared to other European countries. Trends in Food Science & Technology. Volume: 17(7), Pages: 367-372" | |
| 11) | "Çiçek, U., Hatırlı, S.A 'Isparta İlinde Konut Fiyatlarını Etkileyen Faktörlerin Hedonik Fiyat Modeli İle Analizi' Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt 7, Sayı 13, Sayfa:98-114, Aralık, 2015. Alpay Öznazik, Müslüme Narin (2016). Avrupa Birliği'ne Üyelik Sürecindeki Türkiye'de Enerji Arz Güvenliği: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz . Ekonomik Yaklaşım, 27(101) doi: 10.5455/ey.35945(257-294)." | |
| 12) | "Ali Genç, Müslüme Narin (2016). Türkiye'de Mobil Numara Taşınabilirliği Uygulamasının Fiyat ve Rekabet Üzerine Etkileri: Panel Veri Analizi. Uluslararası Ekonomi ve Yenilik Dergisi, 2(2) 2016 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20979/ueyd.38723(91-116). Yurtseven, C., Tuzen Z. (2016) The Transformation of the Higher Education System in Turkey after 2002: A Game Theoretic Analysis, Theoretical Economics Letters, 6, 97-105" | |
| 13) | "Ivaldi, M., & Toru-Delibaşı, T. (2018). Competitive impact of the air ticket levy on the European airline market. Transport Policy Gülcü, Y., Hatirli, S.A. Doğalgaz Kullanımını Etkileyen Sosyo-Ekonomik Faktörlerin Analizi: Isparta İli Örneği. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi,Sayı:11 S.83-95, 2012." | |
| 14) | Presentations / Review |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Her dönem seçilen güncel makaleler Selected Articles that vary each semester |
| References: | - |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works. | 3 |
| 2) | Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies. | 3 |
| 3) | Develop an awareness of different approaches to the economic events and why and how those approaches have been formed through the Economic History and understand the differences among those approaches by noticing at what extent they could explain the economic events. | 3 |
| 4) | Analyze the interventions of politics to the economics and vice versa. | 2 |
| 5) | Apply the economic analysis to everyday economic problems and evaluate the policy proposals for those problems by comparing opposite approaches. | 4 |
| 6) | Understand current and new economic events and how the new approaches to the economics are formed and evaluating. | 3 |
| 7) | Develop the communicative skills in order to explain the specific economic issues/events written, spoken and graphical form. | 4 |
| 8) | Know how to formulate the economics problems and issues and define the solutions in a well-formed written form, which includes the hypothesis, literature, methodology and results / empirical evidence. | 3 |
| 9) | Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative capabilities and provide evidence for the hypotheses and economic arguments. | 4 |
| 10) | Understand the information and changes related to the economy by using a foreign language and communicate with colleagues. | 3 |