ECON312
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II
- Course Code
- ECON312
- Semester
- Sixth Term (Spring)
- Theory+Practice
- 3 + 0
- ECTS
- 5
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Sixth Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Define the concepts of international finance.
- Discuss macroeconomic events and problems in an environment where there is international flow of capital and goods.
- Interpret an economy's balance of payments.
- Examine the functioning of foreign exchange markets and their interaction with the real economy.
- Compare different international monetary systems.
- Evaluate macroeconomic policies under different exchange rate regimes.
- Discuss the international problems that arise with financial globalization.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course focuses on explaining and examining the basic concepts of international finance. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
National Income Accounting |
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2nd Week |
The Balance of Payments Accounts |
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3rd Week |
Exchange Rates and International Transactions |
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4th Week |
The Foreign Exchange Market and The Demand for Foreign Currency Assets |
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5th Week |
Interest Rates, Expectations and Equilibrium in the Foreign Exchange Market |
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6th Week |
Individual Money Demand and Aggregate Money Demand |
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7th Week |
Midterm |
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8th Week |
Money, the Price Level and the Exchange Rate |
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9th Week |
Money, the Price Level and the Exchange Rate Cont'd. |
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10th Week |
Money, the Price Level and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run |
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11th Week |
A General Model of Long-Run Exchange Rate |
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12th Week |
Output and Exchange Rate in the Short-Run |
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13th Week |
Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention |
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14th Week |
International Monetary Systems |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz. UluslararasıİktisatTeorivePolitika, 11. BaskıdanÇeviri, Palme Yayıncılık (2017) |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
2 |
15 |
| Total(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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55 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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45 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
22 |
22 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Quiz |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Total Work Load | 142 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.73 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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