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CURRENT ISSUES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
UIT405 CURRENT ISSUES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY 5 3 3 5

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: The aim of this course is to enable students to gain the ability to understand and interpret the developments in the world economy by using current international socio-economic indicators. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze the causes and results of current economic developments.
Content: Contents of this course include; global economic indicators, balance of payments and foreign trade deficit, financial crises, central banks, monetary policy and interest rates, globalization, unemployment and income distribution, inflation, international trade and emerging markets.