| Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
| Course Type |
Elective |
| Course Level |
Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) |
Sezgin POLAT
sezginpolat@gmail.com (Email)
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| Assistant |
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| Objective |
Public economics course aims to understand issues related to the production and consumption of public goods, the allocative efficiency relevant to public policy.
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| Content |
Public economics course includes the following topics; Government budget and expenditures, the share of public sector, characteristics of public goods and services, public good allocation, public decision making, incentive mechanisms, local public goods, redistribution, tax, inequalities, poverty.
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| Course Learning Outcomes |
Understanding theories on public goods, efficiency and resource allocation. Capacity to access and analyze relevant data and documents.
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| Teaching and Learning Methods |
Data Analysis, Game Theory, Quantitative Methods
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| References |
Hindriks, J. and Myles, G. D. (2013). Intermediate public economics. MIT press.
Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. Cambridge University Press.
Varian, H. R. (2014). Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach: Ninth International Student Edition. WW Norton & Company.
Wydick, B. (2007). Games in economic development. Cambridge University Press.
Leach, J. (2004). A course in public economics. Cambridge University Press.
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