Master 2022/2023

Contemporary Economics

Type: Compulsory course (Politics. Economics. Philosophy)

Area of studies: Political Science

Delivered by: Department of Theoretical Economics

Where: Faculty of Social Sciences

When: 1 year, 2, 3 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Kemal Kivanc Akoz

Master’s programme: Политика. Экономика. Философия

Language: English

ECTS credits: 6

Contact hours: 64

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course introduces students to the basics of economic theory and policy. There are two modules for the course. In the first module, the focus will be on microeconomics. The topics include economic decision making, equilibrium and efficiency in various market structures, theory of strategic interactions (game theory), imperfect competition, and externalities. In the second module, the focus of the course will be on macroeconomics. The topics include national accounting, static and two-period general equilibrium models, labor markets, theory of growth, money and banking, political economy of macroeconomic policy, and international macroeconomics.