FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of Economics
ECON 317 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Economics of European Union
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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ECON 317
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites |
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Course Objectives | Program öğrencilere bilimsel ekonomi yöntemleri kullandırarak,Avrupa Birliği ile ilgili sorunları analiz edebilip,politika önerileri sunabilme becerilerini kazandırmayı amaçlar.Aynı zamanda dersi almış olan veya derse devam eden bir öğrenciden,sınav amacı dışında da,gazete veya herhangi bir haber yayın organında çıkan bir makaleyi bilimsel olarak eleştirebilmesi beklenir.Bu şekilde,bilimsel metodolojide eleştirel düşünme becerisi kazandırmaya yardım edilerek,öğrencilerin rekabetçi iş dünyasına hazırlanması sağlanır. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Ders,Avrupa Birliği’ni ilgilendiren temel prensipleri ve güncel konuları kapsar.Avrupa Birliği ekonomisinin incelenmesinden önce,Avrupa Birliği’nin başlıca kurumlarının yapısı ve çeşitli bütünleşme teorileri analiz edilecektir.Sonrasında,içinde bulunduğu kurumsal yapı göz önünde bulundurularak konunun ekonomik analizi üzerinde durulacaktır.Ders iki bölümden oluşmaktadır.Birinci kısımda ulusların nasıl ve neden ekonomik bütünleşmeyi tercih ettikleri ve ekonomik bütünleşmeyi meydana getiren kalıpların belirleyicileri üzerinde durulacaktır.Bu kısım esas olarak konunun teorik yönüyle ilgilidir ve kaydadeğer miktarda literatür çalışılıp özetlenecektir.Dersin ikinci kısmında,özellikle Avrupa Birliği olmak üzere,çeşitli bütünleşme biçimlerinin etkileri incelenecektir. |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction and general description of the course materials | |
| 2 | Reasons of Economic Unions: Theoretical Perspectives | Eichenengreen, B. “A More Perfect Union? The Logic of Economic Integration.” Essays in International Finance. June 1996: No: 198: 132.Gould, D. M., Woodbridge, G. L., and Ruffin, R. J. “The Theory and Practice of Free Trade.” Economic Review (4)1993: 115 |
| 3 | NonEconomic Objectives of Economic Integrations | Bhagwati, J., and Srinivasan, T. N. “Optimal Intervention to Achieve NonEconomic Objectives.” The Review of Economic Studies 36(1), January 1969: 2738 |
| 4 | Theory of Economic Integrations and Foundations of the European UnionPartial Equilibrium ModelsGeneral Equilibrium Models | |
| 5 | Competition Policy in the EU | |
| 6 | Avrupa Birliği’nde Sanayi Politikası / Industrial Policy in the EU | |
| 7 | Common Agricultural Policy | |
| 8 | Monetary Policy in the EU | |
| 9 | Social, Economic and Political Structure of the EU Countries | Endrew Leake (1996), The European Union, Macmillian Press (Several Chapters)Boratav, K., Turel, O., and Yeldan, E. “ The Turkish Economy in 19811992: A Balance Sheet, Problems, and Prospects.” Middle East Technical University Studies in Development, 22(1995):136Baysan, T. “Some Economic Aspects of Turkey’s Accession to the EC: Resource shifts, Comparative Advantage, and Static Gains.” Journal of Common Market Studies 13(3), September 1984:1534.Boratav, K., Turel, O., and Yeldan, E. “Dilemmas of Structural Adjustment and Environmental Policies Under Instability: Post1980 Turkey.” World Development 24(1996):373393. |
| 10 | Customs Union and Turkey | Harrison, G. H., Rutherferd, T. F., and Tarr, D. G. “Economic Implications for Turkey of a Customs Union with the European Union.” European Economic Review 41(1997): 861 870.Harrison, G. H., Rutherferd, T. F., and Tarr, D. G. “Economic Implications for Turkey of a Customs Union with the European Union.” World Bank Policy Research Working Papers, n.1599, 1996. |
| 11 | Sectoral Impacts of the EU on Turkish Economy | Bekmez, S “Sectoral Impacts of Turkish Access into the European Union: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis” Eastern European Economics, MarchApril, 2002 Vol: 40 No: 2 pp: 5784Bekmez, S., and Kennedy, P. L., “A Computable General Equilibrium Model for the Organized and Marginal Labor Markets in Turkey” Southwestern Economic Review, Spring 2002, vol: 29 no: 1 pp: 97109. Bekmez, S. and Genc, I.H. “The Political Economy of TurkeyEuropean Union Relationship and Macroeconomic Impacts of the Full Membership” American Review of Political Economy, 2002 Vol:1 No:1 pp: 28 – 51Bekmez, S., and Kennedy, P. L., “Macroeconomic Implications of the European Integration on the Turkish Economy” Middle East Technical University, METU Studies in Development, 2001 Vol: 28, No: 34 pp: 263 279 |
| 12 | European Union General Policies“ | Avrupa Birligi Destek Programlari” Ege University, Science, Technology and Research Center Publications. Publication number: 5, 2001. |
| 13 | Projections on Future Relationship Between the EU and Turkey | |
| 14 | The European Union and the Developing World | |
| 15 | General Discussions on the EU | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Frank McDonald and Stephen Dearden (Ed.), 2005), European Economic Integration, 4th edition, Prince Hall, Pearson Educated Limited, Englandii) Hillary Ingham and Mike Ingham (2002), EU Expansion to the East: Prospects and Problems, Edward Elgar Pressiii) Kirsten Appendini and Sven Bislew (1999), Economic Integration in the NAFTA and the EU, Macmillian Press. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Selahattin BEKMEZ, (Ed.), (2008), Avrupa BirliğiTürkiye Sektörel Rekabet Analizleri, Nobel Press, Ankara Turgay Uzun and Serap Özen (2004) Avrupa Birliği Sürecinde Türkiye, Seçkin Press.ii) Muhsin Kar and Harun Arıkan (2004) Avrupa Birliği Ortak Politikalar ve Türkiye: Beta Press |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
4
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10
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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5
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| Project |
1
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20
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
2
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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25
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
75
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
25
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ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
0
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
4
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3
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12
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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10
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| Project |
1
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20
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20
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
2
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15
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
150
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field. |
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| 2 | To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies. |
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| 3 | To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently. |
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| 4 | To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals. |
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| 5 | To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires. |
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| 6 | To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically. |
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| 7 | To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output. |
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| 8 | To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society. |
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| 9 | To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
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| 10 | To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis. |
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| 11 | To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of economics. |
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