Applied Macroeconomics (ECON506) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Applied Macroeconomics ECON506 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
ECON 505
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Ekinci
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To develop the ability to analyze and comment on macroeconomic issues. Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models aim to understand how the economy moves as a whole. By ensuring the use of necessary technical tools, neoclassical model applications, monetary and fiscal policy models under the assumption of price rigidity will be examined.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Content Modern and traditional schools in macroeconomics, economic growth models, growth accounting, production function, Okun`s law, Phillips curve, consumption, investment and saving behavior and macroeconomic applications, money demand theory and its applications, public budget constraint; deficit, debts, balance of payments and current deficit problems

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General Review
2 Time series, filtering
3 Zaman serileri, filtreleme
4 General equilibrium model solution methods, introduction of tools: Octave and Dynare
5 General equilibrium model solution methods, introduction of tools: Octave and Dynare
6 Neoclassical model solution and Dynare application
7 Neoclassical model solution and Dynare implementation
8 Neoclassical model application: Aguiar-Gopinath (2007) model
9 Neoclassical model application: Aguiar-Gopinath (2007) model
10 New Keynesian model solution and Dynare implementation
11 New Keynesian model solution and Dynare implementation
12 Monetary and fiscal policy applications
13 Monetary and fiscal policy applications

Sources

Course Book 1. Woodford, M. (2003). Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy, Princeton University Press.
2. Gali, J. (2015). Monetary Policy, In ation, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework, Princeton University Press.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 20
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 80
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To compare main theories and/or approaches in political economy and make a critical evaluation of each
2 To compare main macroeconomic theories and/or approaches and make a critical evaluation of each
3 To use complementary approaches from other relevant disciplines (e.g. political science, sociology) in order to solve problems requiring scientific expertise
4 To develop the skills for establishing a micro-macro link in human and social sciences
5 To analyze the main economic indicators and comment on them
6 To acquire theoretical knowledge through literature survey and derive empirically testable hypothesis
7 To be able to develop new approaches/theories for complex problems in political economy
8 To apply critical thinking, statistical/econometric tools or other relevant quantitative and qualitative tools to new areas/problems
9 To make a research design and carry it out within predetermined time frames
10 To formulate and present policy recommendations based on academic research
11 To continue learning and undertake advanced research independently

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 0