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Course Code and
name |
ECO 238
Macroeconomic Theory II |
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Course Type |
Compulsive |
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Course Credit |
3 0 3 |
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ECTS Credit |
6 |
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Lecturer |
Assist. Prof. Lütfi ERDEN |
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Pre-requisite(s) |
None |
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Course Length |
1 Semester / 3 hours each week |
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Course Content |
I-
More on the AS behaviour II-
Adaptive and Rational Expectations III-
Monetarist Approach IV-
Relationship between Inflation, unemployment and output V-
Issues related to macroeconomic policy-making VI-
Open economy macroeconomics (Mundell-Fleming
Model) |
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Course Objective and Fulfillments to be obtained by
Students |
This course focuses on the role of expectations,
relationship between unemployment, prices and output and, the issues
concerning macroeconomic policy making. At the end of this course
students should be able to: Understand and explain the basic principles
determining the level of economic activity and understand and explain the
causes and processes of inflation, unemployment and national income
determination, and extend their understanding of closed economy relationships
to the analysis of basic open economy issues |
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References |
1) Macroeconomics: Theories and Policies by Richard Froyen, Prentice Hall 2) Macroeconomics by Dornbusch,
Fischer and Startz, MacGraw
Hill 3) Macroeconomics by Mankiw,
Worth |
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Teaching Method |
Lecture and problem sessions |
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Assessment Method |
1 Midterm
(40%) and 1 Final Exam (60%) |
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Instruction Language |
English |