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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
ECON 335	APPLICATIONS IN MACROECONOMICS	3 + 0	6th Semester	5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The aim of the course is to develop the ability to analyze and interpret using basic econometric techniques in macroeconomic issues. Secondly, the course aims to provide an understanding of how the economy acts as a whole by considering the Turkish economy case.
Course Content	-Selected topics of macroeconomics will be examined in the course. -These topics are notional income, business cycles, consumption and investment, monetary aggregates, inflation, unemployment rate etc. -Students are expected to have detailed information about data sources and data collection methods. -There will be explained the basic econometric techniques used in macroeconomic analysis.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The course gives students a solid basis for practical empirical analysis in macroeconomics
2	apply their econometrics knowledge both to analyze and write about quantitative problems
3	use software to handle data and to do econometric analyses
4	formulate and answer a research question in macroeconomics

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	3	39
Assignments	1	10	10
Mid-terms	1	13	13
Final examination	1	26	26
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			130 5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2022-2023 Spring	1	MUSTAFA OZAN YILDIRIM
Details	2021-2022 Spring	1	MUSTAFA OZAN YILDIRIM

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
ECON 335	APPLICATIONS IN MACROECONOMICS	3 + 0	1	English	2022-2023 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA OZAN YILDIRIM	moyildirim@pau.edu.tr		İİBF A0325	%

Goals		The aim of the course is to develop the ability to analyze and interpret using basic econometric techniques in macroeconomic issues. Secondly, the course aims to provide an understanding of how the economy acts as a whole by considering the Turkish economy case.
Content		-Selected topics of macroeconomics will be examined in the course. -These topics are notional income, business cycles, consumption and investment, monetary aggregates, inflation, unemployment rate etc. -Students are expected to have detailed information about data sources and data collection methods. -There will be explained the basic econometric techniques used in macroeconomic analysis.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to the Course and Syllabus
2	Explaining the different applied macroeconomics
3	Examining the Macroeconomic Indicators in Turkey
4	Introduction of Econometric Package Programs-I: STATA
5	Introduction of Econometric Package Programs-I: Eviews
6	Equilibrium of the Economy in the Short and Long Term: AD-AS Model
7	An Example of Economic Policy: Phillips Curve
8	Estimation Method: Linear Regression Model
9	Linear Regression Model Applications: Keynesian Consumption Functions, Okun's Law, Phillips Curve
10	Introduction to the Tİme Series Methods-I: Stationary and Non-Stationary Methods
11	Introduction to the Tİme Series Methods-II: Hodrick-Prescott Filtering
12	Business Cycles: Trend and Cycles
13	Research Project Presentations-I
14	Research Project Presentations-II

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Franses, P.H, Dijk, V.D., & Opschoor, A. (2014). Time Series Models for Business and Economic Forecasting. 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press	English
Hashimzade, N. and Thornton, M. A. (2013). Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.	English
Hill, R.C., Griffiths, W. E., & Lim, G. (2018). Principles of Econometrics. Wiley. 5th Edition.	English
Dornbusch, R. , Fischer, S., & Startz, R. (2011). Macroeconomics The McGraw-Hill Companies. 7th Edition.	English
Williamson, S. D. (2018). Macroeconomics. 6th Edition. Pearson.	English

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student