Real and financial sides of the aggregate economy; determinants of long-term economic growth and the Solow growth model; the business cycle and the behavior of aggregate consumption, savings, investment , and unemployment; aggregate price dynamics and inflation; monetary and fiscal policies in the context of IS-LM framework; open economy: real exchange rate and balance of payments. Impact of financial crises and macroeconomic policy response.

Real and financial sides of the aggregate economy; determinants of long-term economic growth and the Solow growth model; the business cycle and the behavior of aggregate consumption, savings, investment , and unemployment; aggregate price dynamics and inflation; monetary and fiscal policies in the context of IS-LM framework; open economy: real exchange rate and balance of payments. Impact of financial crises and macroeconomic policy response.

Methods used for empirical examination of economic phenomena. Linear regression: least squares, goodness of fit, prediction; classical regression model; properties of estimators; links between models and economic theory; functional form; interpretation of regression results. Inference; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing; introduction to econometric packages and applications using data from economics and business; implications of relaxing the assumptions of the classical regression model.

Methods used for empirical examination of economic phenomena. Linear regression: least squares, goodness of fit, prediction; classical regression model; properties of estimators; links between models and economic theory; functional form; interpretation of regression results. Inference; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing; introduction to econometric packages and applications using data from economics and business; implications of relaxing the assumptions of the classical regression model.

Theory of international trade: Ricardian model of comparative advantage, Hecksher-Ohlin model, specific factors model, trade and market structure. Domestic politics of trade; tariffs, quotas and other non-tariff barriers. International politics of trade, history of world trade talks and the WTO. International movement of factors: Immigration and foreign investment; technology transfer and the role of multinational companies.

Theory of international trade: Ricardian model of comparative advantage, Hecksher-Ohlin model, specific factors model, trade and market structure. Domestic politics of trade; tariffs, quotas and other non-tariff barriers. International politics of trade, history of world trade talks and the WTO. International movement of factors: Immigration and foreign investment; technology transfer and the role of multinational companies.

Theoretical and empirical examination of international financial markets. Adjustment of balance of payments and exchange rate. Effects of devaluation and macroeconomic policy under fixed and floating exchange rates. Short and long term capital flows; interest arbitrage; the Euro-dollar market. Financial Globalization and Financial Crises.

Firm behavior in imperfectly competitive markets. How firms acquire and maintain market power. Welfare consequences of market power. Strategic interactions among firms, and the role of government competition policy. Basic theoretical models of industrial economics: Bertrand and Cournot competition, collusion, advertising, innovation, and international trade.

Analysis of strategic interactions that commonly arise in economic, business, political, and judicial arenas. A systematic introduction to game theory and some of its applications, such as market competition, technological races, auctions, party competition for votes, and bargaining.

Theoretical and empirical examination of commercial bank operations with specific reference to the Turkish Banking industry. Money supply and demand; the role of commercial banks in the economy and their regulation by monetary authorities; stability of the financial system; bank contracts and their pricing and management with respect to interest rates; inflation and credit risk; securitization of bank assets; factors behind the rapidly growing non-bank sources of corporate funds; the future of banking.

Theoretical and empirical examination of commercial bank operations with specific reference to the Turkish Banking industry. Money supply and demand; the role of commercial banks in the economy and their regulation by monetary authorities; stability of the financial system; bank contracts and their pricing and management with respect to interest rates; inflation and credit risk; securitization of bank assets; factors behind the rapidly growing non-bank sources of corporate funds; the future of banking.

Key issues in bank management and the role of commercial banks in the financial system. Major risks faced by banks, spot lending and asymmetric information, credit rationing, syndicated loans, off–balance sheet banking, risk management techniques used by banks, financial fragility, bankruns, and bank regulation (capital adequacy regulation, Basel regulation rules, liquidity regulation, resolution of failed banks). Financial crisis and its consequences.

Key issues in bank management and the role of commercial banks in the financial system. Major risks faced by banks, spot lending and asymmetric information, credit rationing, syndicated loans, off–balance sheet banking, risk management techniques used by banks, financial fragility, bankruns, and bank regulation (capital adequacy regulation, Basel regulation rules, liquidity regulation, resolution of failed banks). Financial crisis and its consequences.

Introduction to Turkish economy and Turkish economic institutions: Recent history of the economy; Inward vs outward strategies, political institutions and long-term growth performance; Short-run economic fluctuations, inflation and unemployment; Monetary, fiscal and ex change rate policies; Trade and international competitiveness of the industry; Capital flows, foreign direct investment and privatization; Impact of the local and global financial crises on the economy.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the economics curriculum: microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics by applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to formulate and implement creative and effective solutions to economic challenges; teamwork and presentations.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the economics curriculum: microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics by applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to formulate and implement creative and effective solutions to economic challenges; teamwork and presentations.

Covers selected topics in mathematics that are frequently used in economic theory and its applications. Topics include: introduction to optimization theory (existence of a solution, alternative characterizations of compactness, Weirestrass Theorem, convexity); convex sets, concave and quasi-concave functions; characterization of a solution, Lagrange and Kuhn-Tucker approaches; parametric continuity, correspondences and maximum theorem; parametric monotonicity, lattices, supermodularity; fixed point theorems.

Consumer theory; production theory; general equilibrium and welfare.

Long-term economic growth; overlapping generations models; consumption, saving, and investment; real interest rates and asset prices; money and inflation.

Review of probability and statistics: random variables, univariate and joint probability distributions, expectations; bivariate normal; sampling distributions; introduction to asymptotic theory; estimation; inference. Linear regression: conditional expectation function; multiple regression; classical regression model, inference and applications.

The focus of the course is the empirical applications and tests of macroeconomic and/or microeconomic theories. Students are provided with the ability to analyze the standard econometric applications.

Key issues in bank management and the role of commercial banks in the financial system. Major risks faced by banks, spot lending and asymmetric information, credit rationing, syndicated loans, off–balance sheet banking, risk management techniques used by banks, financial fragility, bankruns, and bank regulation (capital adequacy regulation, Basel regulation rules, liquidity regulation, resolution of failed banks). Financial crisis and its consequences.

Key issues in bank management and the role of commercial banks in the financial system. Major risks faced by banks, spot lending and asymmetric information, credit rationing, syndicated loans, off–balance sheet banking, risk management techniques used by banks, financial fragility, bankruns, and bank regulation (capital adequacy regulation, Basel regulation rules, liquidity regulation, resolution of failed banks). Financial crisis and its consequences.

Participation in weekly seminar is required.