COURSE SYLLABUS

FISCAL POLICY

1	Course Title:	FISCAL POLICY
2	Course Code:	MAL4305
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
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:	Prof.Dr. Mircan Tokatlıoğlu
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F. Maliye Bölümü, Görükle Kampusü, Bursa, Türkiye e-posta: 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 purposes of stability, growth and development and to improve the ability to interpret the applied fiscal policies
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It contributes to the development of students' professional skills to use the basic conceptual and theoretical knowledge of fiscal policy, to distinguish the policy tools used for stability, growth and development and income distribution.

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	To be able to analyze applied fiscal policies against inflation, recession and stagflation; ;
5	To be able to explain and interpret the stability oriented fiscal policies in Turkey and developing countries; ;
6	To be able to analyze the fiscal policies in process of economic development and interpret for Turkey; ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The definition, purposes and the instruments of fiscal policy
2	The debates on the effectiveness of fiscal policy
3	Fiscal Policy in Achieving Economic Stability: Multiplier Analysis
4	Relative Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policies in Achieving Economic Stability
5	Volunteer Policies versus Automatic Stabilizers
6	Inflation and Fiscal Policy
7	Recession and Fiscal Policy
8	Stagflation and Fiscal Policy
9	Budget Deficit Problem
10	Fiscal Policy for Economic Stability in Developing Countries
11	Problems of Economic Stabilization in Turkey and Applied Fiscal Policies: Period before 1990
12	Problems of Economic Stabilization in Turkey and Applied Fiscal Policies: Following period of 1990
13	Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
14	Economic Development Problems in Turkey and Fiscal Policies

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Mircan Tokatlıoğlu, Ufuk Selen, Maliye Politikası, 2. Baskı, Ekin Basım Yayın Dağıtım, Bursa, 2019. 2. Beyhan Ataç, Maliye Politikası, 11. Baskı, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2016. 3. Abuzer Pınar, Maliye Politikası,10. Baskı, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2019. 4. İsmail Türk, Maliye Politikası Amaçlar,Araçlar ve Çağdaş Bütçe Teknikleri, 26. Baskı,Turhan Kitabevi, 2015.
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	Measurement and evaluation are carried out with multiple-choice test questions, right-wrong questions, completion questions, short-answer written questions, small calculation questions and the classical exam method.
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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