COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECO 2006 PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR YEŞIM RABIA KUŞTEPELI

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

This course is concerned with understanding the role of government in the economy through taxation and expenditure. This course will cover both the classic topics in this area, such as the provision of public goods, externalities and the design of taxation, as well more modern themes. The political economy approach to public finance, globalization, the international dimension in government decision-making are topics to be covered in this class in addition to the tax side, with issues of mobile tax bases and tax competition.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to understand basic microeconomic and game theory tools and be able to understand their applications in public economics settings.
2   Be kept aware of latest developments in public economics and tools for analysis so as to be able to understand theoretical and empirical applications and policy implication
3   Prepare and present a topic in public econhomics by making research in media and at the library

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 2001 - MICROECONOMICS I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Positive And Normative Analysis
3 Public Goods
4 Externalities
5 Political Economy
6 Expenditure Programs
7 Income Redistribution
8 Social Insurance
9 Social Security
10 Taxation
11 Taxation and Income Distribution
12 Cost-Benefit analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Readings
2. Harvey Rosen, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill International Edition, Seventh Edition, 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. In-Class discussion
3. Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 PRT Participation
4 FN Final
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 +ASS * 0.10 + PRT * 0.10 + FN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + ASS * 0.10 + PRT * 0.10 + BUT * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will show understanding of welfare analysis; concepts of fairness, equity and efficiency; social welfare , voting behaviour, political Institutions and economic policy, international aspects of public economics.
2. The learner will interpret policy design in terms of commodities, income taxation, public goods and externalities, policy outcomes.
3. The learner will present selected topics in public economics.
4. The learner will discuss about the assigned reading material.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 3018210
e-mail: yesim.kustepeli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

13:00-15:00 Tuesdays and by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 8 2 16
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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