Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3İKT247Public Economics3+0+03415.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Economics
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of the course is to help students understand the scope and nature of the public sector, the issues encountered in public choice, the causes of market failures, and the role of the government in addressing market failures.
Course Content The course covers the scope and nature of the public sector, the views of all economic schools on the state, public choice theory, the issues encountered in public choice, and the approaches to solving these problems.
Course Methods and Techniques Explanation, Discussion, Question-Answers, Application-Exercise.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Eda DİNERİ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Kökocak , Abulkadir. Kamu Ekonomisi. Bursa: Ekin, 2011.
Şener, Orhan. Kamu Ekonomisi. İstanbul ,Beta 13. Baskı,2016.
Öztürk, Nazım. Kamu Ekonomisi Bursa: Ekin, 2016.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 2 30
Assignments 1 30 30
Mid-terms 1 30 30
Final examination 1 30 30
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 120

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understands the role and importance of the public sector in the economy.
2 Understands the role of the government in the economy.
3 Learns the perspective on the role of the government in the economy in economic thought.
4 Learns how preferences are determined in public economics and market economies.
5 Learns the methods through which the government intervenes in response to problems occurring in the market economy.
6 Learns how to analyze the government's share in the economy in Turkiye using economic indicators.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Public Choice Theory, Public Decision-Making Mechanisms
2 The Operating Model of a Market Economy
3 The Concept of the State in Economic Schools of Thought
4 Market Failures
5 The Role of the State in the Production of Public Goods
6 Internalization of Externalities
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Role of the State in Preventing Imperfect Competition
9 The Role of the State in Ensuring Justice in Income Distribution
10 Cost-Benefit Analysis
11 Cost-Benefit Analysis
12 The Role of the State in Promoting Economic Development
13 Economic Instability
14 General Review
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1
C1 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1
C2 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1
C3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1
C4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1
C5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 3 1
C6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 3 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant