Information Package

Master's of Economy Law without Thesis

LAW590

PUBLICCHOICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS

Course Code
LAW590
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Be able to have information about constitutional economy.
  2. Be able to establish the realtions of fiscal rule and constitutional economy.
  3. Be able to have analyze of welfare state and optimal state.
  4. Be able to handdle the regional development and localization within the context of public choice theory.
  5. Be able to establish the relations of rent seeking, degeneration and fiscal rule.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone.
Course DescriptionThe students will be informed about constitutional economy and public choice theory.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The context of welfare state
2nd Week The criticism of wlefare state in terms of public choice theory
3rd Week Rent seeking and degeneration
4th Week Fiscal Federalism
5th Week Fiscal Rules and Their Evaluations in terms of constitutional economy
6th Week Fiscal Rules and Their Evaluations in terms of constitutional economy
7th Week Regulation and regulating state
8th Week Mid-term exam
9th Week The optimal state and limitation of state
10th Week Regional Development and clustering efforts
11th Week The philosophy of constitutional economics
12th Week Application of constitutional economics
13th Week Distinction between the Orthodox and Constitutional Economics
14th Week Optimum Constitution in terms of Economics Perspective
Recommended or Required ReadingProf. Dr. Coşkun Can AKTAN, Anayasal İktisat, Siyasal Kitapevi.
Vural Fuat SAVAŞ, Anayasal İktisat, İlke yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam 14 9 126
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 7 3 21
Laboratory (including preparation) 14 1 14
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 1 2 2
Total Work Load295
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.83
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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