COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FISCAL ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECO 4113 FISCAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 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 analyzes public expenditure and taxation in detail, in addition to political economy of government, income distribution, social insurance and social security, cost-benefit analysis of government projects, kinds of taxation, fiscal policy, government debt.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate understanding of the role of government in economic life by the analysis of government duties in practice.
2   Be aware of the different views on fiscal theory and policy by reading and presenting articles on selected topics
3   Recognize and analyze different fiscal policy tools and their effects by reading articles and by applying mathematical and numerical methods to solve these problems
4   Make group presentations on a given subject by constructing research on the subject

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 2006 - PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Tools of Positive and Normative Analysis
3 Political Economy
4 Income Distribution
5 Expenditure Programs for the Poor
6 Social Insurance I
7 Social Insurance II
8 Cost-benefit analysis
9 Taxation and Income Distribution
10 Taxation and Efficiency
11 Kinds of Taxation
12 Fiscal Policy

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Rosen, Harvey S (2005), Public Finance, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill.
2. Stiglitz, J. (2000), Economics of the Public Sector, W. W. Norton & Company.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. In-class discussion

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 clearly define basic concepts used in fiscal economics.
2. The learner will use necessary numerical and mathematical methods and terminology to elaborate on fiscal policies.
3. The learner will discuss about the assigned reading material.
4. The learner will make research about and present an article on selected topics on fiscal economics.

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)

yesim.kustepeli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.242223553
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