Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT3022013201MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY-IICompulsory366
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The course aims to provide to the students a general knowledge on monetary theory and policy. Especially monetary policy goals, instruments, and actions, monetary policy strategies, monetary policy in Turkey, monetary transmission mechanisms, monetary crises comprise the main framework of the course.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr. Aslı Güler
Learning Outcomes
1The general structure of monetary policy, goals and tools of monetary policy, para-fiscal policies will be understood.
2The use of monetary policy instruments, monetary policy strategies, functioning of monetary transmission mechanisms and monetary and fiscal and para-fiscal policy applications will be learned.
3By using macroeconomic analysis techniques, interaction mechanisms between financial sector and real sector can be analysed for an economy, especially for Turkish economy
4The experiences that was attained by the institutions which implemented economic stabilisation measures and monetary policies will be learned
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Monetary policy: The general structure of monetary policy: Goals and tools of monetary policy; Required reserve ratio, discount policy, open market operations, interest rate, selective credit control and moral suasion. Monetary policy Strategies: The role nominal anchor; exchange-rate targeting; monetary targeting; inflation targeting; monetary policy applications in Turkey. Monetary and fiscal policies: real and monetary sectors analysis with IS-LM curves, the factors which cause IS-LM curves to shift; monetary transmission mechanisms, monetary crises.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The basic structure of monetary policy, main and intermediate objectives of monetary policy.
2Monetay policy instruments: Required reserve ratio, discount policy, open market operations, cash ratio.
3Monetay policy instruments: Interest rate, the comparison of quantitative monetary policy instruments, selective monetary policy instruments, monetary policy instruments used by CBRT
4The role of nominal anchor, Monetary policy strategies( monetary targeting, exchange rate targeting, inflation targeting)
5The monetary policy actions in Turkey since 1923.
6Monetary and fiscal policies, the analysis of the interactions between real and financial sectors via IS-LM curves.
7Para-fiscal policy actions, the problem of inefficiency of monetary and fiscal policies: crowding-out.
8Mid-term exam
9The improvements in the theory of monetary policy
10Macroeconomic general balance analysis: according to different economic schools transmissions mechanism (general balance analysis in Keynesian and Classical systems)
11Monetary transmission channels
12The factors affecting to monetary transmission mechanism
13The effectiveness of monetary transmission channels in Turkey
14Types of macroeconomic crises: real crises, financial crises.
15Monetary crises, 2008 global financial crisis
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Özyurt, H. 2012;Para Teorisi ve Politikası, Aksakal Kitapevi, Trabzon Keyder, N. 2002; para Teori-Politika-Uygulama, Seçkin Yayıncılık ve Dağıtım, Ankara
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Reading14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)167
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