COURSE SYLLABUS

FISCAL POLICY I

1	Course Title:	FISCAL POLICY I
2	Course Code:	MAL4307
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. MİRCAN TOKATLIOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç.Dr. Ufuk SELEN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F. Maliye Bölümü, Görükle Kampusü, Bursa, Türkiye miryildiz@uludag.edu.tr 0224 294 10 97
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19	Objective of the Course:	To use the basic conceptual and theoretical knowledge of fiscal policy, distinguish policy instruments used for the purpose of stability and to improve the ability to interpret the applied fiscal policies
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to understand the theoretical knowledge concerned for the purposes, instruments and the boundaries of fiscal policy;
2	To be able to understand the theoretical debates on the effectiveness of fiscal policy;
3	To be able to analyze the relationship between fiscal policy and monetary policy;
4	Ability to analyze voluntary, automatic stabilizing and rule-based fiscal policy practices;
5	To be able to analyze and interpret problems related to budget balance;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General Information on Fiscal Policy and Finance Science
2	The Place of Fiscal Policy in Economic Policy
3	Definition of Fiscal Policy, Objectives and Tools, Historical Development Process
4	Theoretical Foundations of Fiscal Policy (Pre-Classical Financial Approaches, Classical and Neoclassical Economics Approaches to Fiscal Policy)
5	Theoretical Foundations of Fiscal Policy (Fiscal Policy Approaches of Neokeynesians and Post Keynesians; Monetarism, New Classical Economics, Supply Side Economics and Fiscal Policy Approaches of Advocates of Public Choice Theory, Other Approaches)
6	Macro Economic Foundations of Fiscal Policy
7	Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction in a Closed Economy
8	Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction in the Open Economy
9	Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply Model and Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction
10	Fiscal Policy Implementation Methods (Voluntary Fiscal Policy, Automatic Stabilization Provider Fiscal Policy)
11	Fiscal Policy Implementation Methods (Fiscal Policy Based on Rules)
12	Budget Balance and Fiscal Policy (Concepts Related to Public Sector Balance and Budget Balance)
13	Budget Balance and Fiscal Policy (The Role of Budget Balance in Business Cycle Management)
14	Budget Balance and Fiscal Policy (Financing the Budget Deficit and Fiscal Rules Regarding Budget Balance and Borrowing)

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Mircan Tokatlıoğlu, Ufuk Selen; Maliye Politikası, 2. Baskı, Ekin Basım Yayım Dağıtım, Bursa, 2019.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High