Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT4032013201ECONOMIC GROWTHCompulsory476
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Related to the concept of macro-economic growth growth growth by transferring the domain interpretation of the economic data, explaining the importance of analysis and growth problematic for students to gain skills in their solutions. Traditional and introduce new growth theories / models, to analyze the determinants of economic growth in the light of these models and examining the dynamics of the growth in other countries and Turkey to discuss some of the stylized facts in light of the growth.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Merter AKINCI
Learning Outcomes
1The concept of growth and growth accounts explaining growth problematic discussed
2Indicators of growth starting from introducing advanced and less developed countries experience economic growth determinants discussed3- The evaluation of consumer and producer behavior in a rational way
3Students traditional and new growth theory / introduces models, makes the analysis of the determinants of economic growth in the light of these models and examining the dynamics of the growth in other countries, Turkey and some stylized help students understand the growth strategy over the facts
4Theoretical and adds the ability to use practical knowledge in growth economics field data to interpret critically and evaluate, analyze, the solutions based on defining the problems and research enable them to pass a written and oral
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
First, the determinants and indicators of the growth is explained by the analysis of growth data growth and growth calculations are described within the scope of the concept of developed and underdeveloped countries examples. Then classic (Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Schumpeter and Marx), Keynesian (Harrod-Domar), neoclassical (Solow-Swan) and endogenous growth (Romer, Lucas) describes models.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Making conceptual definitions and calculation of growth economic growth
2The growth problematic, the transmission of the determinants of growth and growth in developed and less developed countries experience
3Classical Growth Model
4Classical Growth Model
5Classical Growth Model
6Keynesian Growth Model (Harrod-Domar model)
7Keynesian Growth Model (Harrod-Domar model)
8Midterm Exam
9The neo-classical growth theory (Robert Solow)
10The neo-classical growth theory (Robert Solow)
11Neo-Keynesian Growth Model (Robinson- Kaldor-Pasinetti)
12Sources and internalization Endogenous Growth Processes
13Endogenous Growth Models
14Endogenous Growth Models
15The dynamics of growth in the world and in Turkey, after the global crisis, new growth strategies
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Erdal Ünsal (2007), İktisadi Büyüme, Ankara: İmaj Yayınevi Ömer Yılmaz ve Merter AKINCI (2012), İktisadi Büyüme ve Makroekonomik Belirleyicileri, Ankara: Nobel Yayınları
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Discussion14342
Question-Answer14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7321
Individual Study for Final Examination7321
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)170
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