Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TAE-23-131FOREING TRADE POLICIES OF AGRICULTURAL PROTUCTSElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Learning fundamental principles and policies of foreign trade of agricultural produces
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Yakup Erdal ERTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Dış ticaret teorilerini eleştirebilme
2Tarım ürünleri ticaret politikalarını listeleyebilme
3Dış ticaret politikası araçlarını listeleyebilme
4Ulusal politikalarla uluslararası tarımsal ilişkilerin etkileşimini açıklayabilme
5Küreselleşmenin dış ticarete etkilerini analiz edebilme
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The importance of agricultural trade Main Foreign trade rules fundamentals of international trade Foreign Trade Theories International Trade Theory Absolute advantage theory in the international trade Comparative advantage theory in the international trade Comparative advantage modern theory in the international trade Two-Country Trade Model Factor proportions theory in the international trade International Trade Policies Scheduled and unscheduled tools of foreign trade policies Interaction of national policies and international agricultural relations The impact of macroeconomic policies and International trade Foreign Currency (Exchange Rates) Exchange Supply and Demand Exchange Market The structure of international trade Clasification of Export and import products Raw and processed products Directivity to Foreign Trade Price formation in Foreign Trade Foreign trade Impacts on National Income Balance of Payments Governmental interventions to international trade and its measurement Intervention Forms of International Trade Reasons to intervene international trade and the justifications Measurements of intervention Tariffs Trade Wars and Protectionism Nominal Protection Coefficient Effective Protection Coefficient Reasons of world trade of agricultural productions Trade channels of international agricultural productions Foreign trade of Agricultural Products Midterm Exam International organizations Regional Integrations International Product Agreements World Trade Blocks International institutions that affect international trade International Monetary Fund (IMF) The World Bank (IBRD) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Globalization actions in the international foreign trade and effective institutions in the World World Trade Organization (WTO) Establishment and Structure Principles of the WTO Positive and Negative Reviews related to the WTO From GATT to WTO Transition Problems Meetings of the WTO Ministerial Level Development and Trends of International Trade in Turkey Agricultural Products Export:Problems and Solutions. Economic situation and structure of Turkish foreign trade in selected agricultural productions Implemented Agricultural Foreign Trade Policies in Turkey Provisions and rules in making export and import in Turkey The future of agricultural trade in Turkey in view of WTO rules and EU policies Tarımsal Destek Politikaları ve Uluslararası Ticaret European Union Policies International donations to rural part of the world and impacts of this donation to reciprocal countries International trade strategies Foreign Market access Strategies Export Types Delivery and Control License Agreements The impacts of developments in food sector on agricultural trade
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The importance of agricultural trade Main Foreign trade rules fundamentals of international trade
2Foreign Trade Theories International Trade Theory Absolute advantage theory in the international trade Comparative advantage theory in the international trade Comparative advantage modern theory in the international trade Two-Country Trade Model Factor proportions theory in the international trade
3International Trade Policies Scheduled and unscheduled tools of foreign trade policies Interaction of national policies and international agricultural relations The impact of macroeconomic policies and International trade Foreign Currency (Exchange Rates) Exchange Supply and Demand Exchange Market
4The structure of international trade Clasification of Export and import products Raw and processed products Directivity to Foreign Trade Price formation in Foreign Trade
5Foreign trade Impacts on National Income Balance of Payments
6Governmental interventions to international trade and its measurement Intervention Forms of International Trade Reasons to intervene international trade and the justifications Measurements of intervention Tariffs Trade Wars and Protectionism Nominal Protection Coefficient Effective Protection Coefficient
7Reasons of world trade of agricultural productions Trade channels of international agricultural productions Foreign trade of Agricultural Products
8International organizations Regional Integrations International Product Agreements World Trade Blocks
9International institutions that affect international trade International Monetary Fund (IMF) The World Bank (IBRD) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
10Globalization actions in the international foreign trade and effective institutions in the World World Trade Organization (WTO) Establishment and Structure Principles of the WTO Positive and Negative Reviews related to the WTO From GATT to WTO Transition Problems Meetings of the WTO Ministerial Level
11Development and Trends of International Trade in Turkey Agricultural Products Export:Problems and Solutions. Economic situation and structure of Turkish foreign trade in selected agricultural productions Implemented Agricultural Foreign Trade Policies in Turkey Provisions and rules in making export and import in Turkey The future of agricultural trade in Turkey in view of WTO rules and EU policies
12Tarımsal Destek Politikaları ve Uluslararası Ticaret European Union Policies International donations to rural part of the world and impacts of this donation to reciprocal countries
13International trade strategies Foreign Market access Strategies Export Types Delivery and Control License Agreements
14The impacts of developments in food sector on agricultural trade
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Recommended or Required Reading
Seyidoğlu, H. 1996. Uluslararası İktisat Teori Politika ve Uygulama. Güzem Yayınları No: 11, İstanbul. Karluk, R. 1990. Dünya Ekonomisinde Uluslararası Ekonomik Kuruluş ve Birleşmeler. Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, İstanbul. Yavuz, F. 2001. Tarım Politikası-II, Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Der yayınları No: 186, 270s. Markusen, J. R., Melvin, J. R., Kaempfer, W. H. and Maskus, K. E., 1995. International Trade: Theory and Evidence, Mv Graw Hill, Inc., Newyork. Ethier, W.J. 1988. Modern International Economics. Norton International Student Edition, Newyork. Aruoba, Ç. 1989. Türkiye ve Avrupa Topluluğu Açısından Uluslararası Tarım Ürünleri Ticareti. Ankara Üniversitesi Avrupa Topluluğu Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi Araştırma Dizisi, Yayın No:4, Ankara. Dağdemir, E.U. 2009. Küresel Düzenlemeler ve AB Politikaları Çerçevesinde Dünya Tarım Ürünleri Ticareti ve Gelişmekte Olan Ülkeler. Beta Yayınları, İstanbul. Öztürk, N. 2009. Dış Ticaret, Kuram, Politika, Uygulama. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. ERTÜRK, E. 2010. Uluslararası İktisat. Alfa Yayınları, 3. Baskı, İstanbul. ERTÜRK, E. 1996. Uluslararası İktisat, Teori-Politika, İktisadi Birleşmeler-Uluslararası Parasal İlişkiler. Ekin Yayınları, I. Baskı, İstanbul. Kozlu, C.M. 1991. Uluslararası Pazarlama (İlkeler ve Uygulamalar). Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Genel Yayın No: 234, Ankara. Yıldırım, T., Schmitz, A. And Furtan, W.H. 1998 World Agricultural Trade. Westview Press, Oxford, UK.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
SUM0
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11010
Final Examination11010
Attending Lectures1410140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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