Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6İKT326Welfare Economics2+0+02318.08.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
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 It is aimed to provide a general approach to the general concepts and economic theories related to the concept of welfare and welfare economics. Information will be provided about income distribution inequality and its criteria, general equilibrium theory and welfare economics, state interventions and their effects and the welfare state.
Course Content This course includes general equilibrium analysis, social indifference curves and social welfare, Pareto, Kaldor Hicks, Scitosky, Rawls approaches to welfare measurement, income distribution, poverty and the welfare state.
Course Methods and Techniques Lectures, case studies, discussions, examples from literature and cinema
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
Course Notes -

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 % 50
Final examination 1 % 50
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 General concepts, theories and applications related to the concept of welfare and welfare economics will be learned.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The concept of welfare and general concepts related to welfare economics - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
2 Economic theories related to welfare economics - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
3 General welfare indicators - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
4 Income distribution inequality and its criteria - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
5 General equilibrium theory and welfare 1 - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
6 General equilibrium theory and welfare 2 - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
7 Contemporary General Equilibrium Theories - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
8 Mid-term Exam - -
9 The changing perspective of welfare economics - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
10 The form of influence of the state on economic activities - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
11 The concept of the welfare state - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
12 Welfare expenditures on women employment - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
13 The relationship between economic and social positions such as quality of life and income inequality and welfare expenditures. - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
14 Welfare state and country examples - ÖLMEZOĞULLARI, N. (1998). Bölüşüm Genel Denge ve Refah Ekonomisi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa. Leyla Firuze, Arda Özalp (2018). Refah İktisadı ve Refah Devletinin İktisadi Analizi. Ezgi Kitapevi, Bursa.
15 Final Exam - -
16 Final Exam - -

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C1 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 4

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