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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

FINANCIAL CRISES COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
EKF446 FINANCIAL CRISES 8 3 3 8

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Crisis and the Concept of Economic Crisis, Causes of Crises -
2 - Types of Economic Crises and Financial Crisis Models -
3 - The 1929 US Depression -
4 - 1974-1978 Oil Supply Crises -
5 - The 1980s: The Period of Financial Liberalization and its Effects on the Turkish Economy -
6 - The 1980 Crisis in the Turkish Economy, the January 24th Decisions, and the 1982 Banker Crisis -
7 - The 1993-1994 Crisis in the Turkish Economy -
8 - The 1990s: Latin America, 1998 Southeast Asia, and the Russian Ruble Crises -
9 - The Financial Crisis and Bank Collapses in the Turkish Economy in 2001-2002 -
10 - MID-TERM EXAM -
11 - The 2000s: The 2005 US Mortgage Bubble -
12 - The 2008 Global Liquidity Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Measures Taken -
13 - A Chronological Overview of Devaluations in the Turkish Economy -
14 - Exchange Rate Vulnerability in the Turkish Economy: The Current Account Deficit and Carry Trade Dilemma -
15 - Assessment and Conclusion: The Effects and Consequences of Crises on the Turkish Economy -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -