Information Package

Program of Accounting and Tax Application

MVE158

MACROECONOMICS

Course Code
MVE158
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Describe the mathematical tools used in macroeconomic analysis. 2) Formulate the decision-making process of economic agents using
  2. Formulate the decision-making process of economic agents using optimization problems.
  3. Explain the consumption and saving behaviors theoretically.
  4. Examine the effects of monetary and fiscal policies on economic individuals.
  5. Integrate the data with macroeconomic theories.
  6. Use the knowledge learned in further education in lifelong analysis of events and decision-making.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsECON101
Course DescriptionThis course presents the basic analytical tools of microeconomics. It describes decision making process of individuals and how these decisions are optimized by using consumer and firm theory. Then how competitive markets function and what happens after government interventions are analysed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Markets and Prices
2nd Week Consumer Behaviour
3rd Week Individual and Market Demand
4th Week Production
5th Week Cost of Production in Short Run
6th Week Cost of Production in Long Run
7th Week Profit Maximization
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Competitive Supply
10th Week Analysis of Competitive Markets
11th Week Market Power: Monopoly
12th Week Market Power: Monopsony
13th Week Market Power and Pricing
14th Week Market Power and Welfare
15th Week Market Power and Welfare
Recommended or Required ReadingRobert Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomics, 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2015.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Quiz 2 25
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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