Undergraduate Macroeconmics II

Prerequisite (s)
Mathematics, Mathematics for Economists, Introduction to Economics I, Introduction to Economics II, and Macroeconomics I.

Course Aim
The aim of this course is to teach macroeconomic theories.

Course Goals
This course aims at teaching how macroeconomic models are designed the reasons behind the difference between these theories.

Course Learning Outs and Proficiencies

The main learning output of this course is to teach designing macroeconomic models and employing them in assessing national and international macroeconomic events.


Required Readings:
-Erdal Ünsal (2007), Makro Ekonomi, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara.
-Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer, and Richard Startz (2004), Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, New York

Suggested Readings:
-N. Gregory Mankiw (2002), Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, New York.
-Brian Snowdon and Howard R Vane (1997) A Macroeconomic Reader, Routledge, New York.
-Kemal Yıldırım, Doğan Karaman ve Murat Taşdemir (2007), Makroekonomi, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.-Tümay Ertek (2005), Makroekonomiye Giriş, Beta, İstanbul.

Assessment Criteria
Midterm 30% and Final 70%

Semester Course Plan

Week/Subjects
1
Macro Model
2
Classical Theory
3
Keynesian Theory
4
Neoclassical Model
5
Post Keynesian Model
6
Monetarist Model
7
New Classical Model
8
New Keynesian Model
9
Rational Expectations Theory
10
Business Cycle Theories
11
Economics Growth: Classical Growth Models
12
Economic Growth: Modern Growths Theories
13
Economic Policies and Macro Models I
14
Economic Policies and Macro Models II