Public Finance

Program Type:

Non Thesis

Course Code:

ECON 517

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

10

Course Language:

English

Course Coordinator:

Alper ALTINANAHTAR

Courses given by:

Alper ALTINANAHTAR

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to develop students` ability in analyzing and formulating public economic problems and policies.

Course Content:

This course focuses on the application of economic theory to the analysis of the issues pertaining to public expenditures, market imperfections, and cost benefit analysis.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 12: Case Study

Assessment Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework, Q: Quiz

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Defines public economics and its ideology.
2. Using positive and normative analysis for problem-solving.
3. Studies the factors that cause markets to fail.
4. Compares public and private provision of goods and services.
5. Investigates the daily use of cost-benefit analysis.
6. Analyses the public and private provision of goods and services in different sectors.

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Public Finance and Ideology	Chapter 1
2	Tools of Positive Analysis	Chapter 2-3
3	Tools of Normative Analysis	Chapter 4-5
4	Tools of Normative Analysis cont’d	Chapter 6
5	1st Midterm
6	Public Goods	Chapter 4
7	Externalities	Chapter 5
8	Externalities cont’d
9	Education	Chapter 6
10	Education cont'd
11	Cost Benefit Analysis	Chapter 7
12	Cost Benefit Analysis cont’d
13	The Health Care Market	Chapter 8
14	Review

Recommended Sources

Textbook		Public Finance by Harvey S. Rosen and Ted Gayer, McGraw-Hill, 9th ed
Additional Resources		Lecture notes and chapter slides

Material Sharing

Documents		Lecture notes and Chapter slides
Assignments		End of Chapter problems and Homework Assignments
Exams		Quiz questions

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	2	75
Quizzes	3	15
Assignments	2	10
	Total	100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		60
	Total	100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate and develop a critical and comprehensive understanding of global and national economic problems, and construct and design practical solutions;				x
2	Extract information and concepts from various disciplines in social sciences and integrate them under the rubric of economics;				x
3	Construct testable hypotheses to find original, practical solutions to various social ills and problems;				x
4	Develop an analytical understanding of economic problems, and the ability to evaluate the inherent logic, assumptions and conclusions of alternative approaches;				x
5	Develop the necessary technical skills to evaluate alternative approaches in economics;				x
6	Formulate research projects, plan and conduct research in social sciences in general and in economics in particular;			x
7	Present the results of their research in national and international conferences and in scientific and professional venues;				x
8	Apply the scientific / academic modes of thought and analysis to their professional lives and form a bridge between the analytical and abstract modes of thinking of academia and the practical and dynamic skills of business life;				x
9	Nurture and develop the analytical and technical skills necessary to continue their studies at a Ph.D. level, either in Turkey or elsewhere around the globe.				x

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the Exam Week: 15 x total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	10	150
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Quizzes (attendance, presentation, etc.)	3	0.5	1.5
Assignments	2	10	20
Final Examination	1	12	12
Total Work Load			238.5
Total Work Load / 25 (s)			9.54
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

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