Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
140400107111PUBLIC ECONOMICSElective474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
By addressing the various aspects of the structure and functioning of public economy, public economics and comparative analysis of the market economy is done.1
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1To specifies outlined of the structure and functioning of the public sector in the world and in Turkey.
2To relate causes of market failures with the new role of the state in the economy.
3to discuss the problem of economic activity of the assumptions of the public with taking into account of Public Choice Theory.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1 Theoretical and Historical Foundations of Public Economics Discipline
2 Public Sector: Construction, Operation and Size: Turkey and the World Examples
3 Market Failures and the Role of the State in this Field
4Production of Public Goods
5Natural Monopolies, Regulation and Privatization
6Analysis of the Public Sector in Public Choice Theory Perspective
7 Midterm
8 Compare the Market Economy and the Public Economy Event
9 Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Public Sector
10 Income Distribution Problem: An Overview of Market and Public Economics Perspective
11 Welfare State: Theory and Practice
12 Public Finance Reform in the world
13 Public Finance Reform in Turkey
14Privatization and Economic Consequences of the World
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination111
Individual Study for Final Examination111
Homework155
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
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