Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5İKT344Economics of Regulation2+0+02318.08.2026
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 Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to understand the characteristics of various market structures, to reveal the effects of state regulatory interventions in cases where market processes cannot provide economic efficiency, and to examine the effects and consequences of regulations on economic units.
Course Content Regulation,
Public Service Pricing,
Markets,
Monopoly Market;
Competition,
Health,
Safety and Environmental Regulations
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Sekreter TURGAY BOZAN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Viscusi, W.K, Harrington, J.E ve Vernon,J.M , Economics of Regulation and Antitrust , 4. Baskı, MIT 2005
Akça Haşim, Regülasyon Ekonomisi, Adana 2010
Kahn Alfred, The Economics of Regulation: Principles and Institutions, 7.Baskı, MIT 1998

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
Mid-terms 1 30 30
Final examination 1 30 30
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 90

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understanding of regulation and the situations in which regulation is necessary in the economy;
2 Review of basic economic concepts such as marginal cost and price discrimination
3 Defining the concept of market failure
4 Understanding monopoly markets and explaining why intervention is necessary in these markets
5 Understanding monopoly markets and explaining why intervention is necessary in these markets
6 Revealing the regulations regarding health, safety and environment and the necessity of these regulations.
7 Providing regulation examples from Turkish markets and conducting economic analyses

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Regülasyonun Anlamı ve Ekonomideki Yeri The importance of regulation and its place in the economy
2 Kamu Hizmetlerinin Fiyatlanmasında Geleneksel Problemler Traditional problems in pricing public services
3 Marginal Cost Pricing, Short and Long Term Price Applications Marginal Cost Pricing, Short and Long Term Price Applications
4 Monopol Teorisi ve Fiyat Farklılaştırması Monopoly Theory and Price Discrimination
5 Piyasa Başarısızlıkları Market Failures
6 Doğal Tekel Monopoly
7 Doğal Monopol ve Regülasyon Monopoly and Regulation
8 ARA SINAV MİDTERM
9 Yıkıcı Rekabet ve Servis Kalitesi Destructive Competition and Service Quality
10 Rekabetin Anlamı ve Rolü: Entegrasyon The importance and role of competition: Integration
11 Potansiyel Rekabet Piyasalarında Regülasyon Regulation in Potentially Competitive Markets
12 Sağlık, Güvenlik ve Çevre Regülasyonları Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations
13 Fİnansal Piyasalarda Regülasyon Regulation in Financial Markets
14 Türkiye'de Regülayon ve Kurumlar Regulation and institutions in Turkey
15 Tartışma Discussion
16 Final Sınavı Fİnal 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 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C1 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C2 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C3 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C4 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C5 5 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C6 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1
C7 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 1

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