Önde Gelen İktisat Doktora Programlarında Temel Makro İktisat Eğitimi

Kara, Ahmet Faruk and Kara, YAVUZ SELİM and Kara, GAZİ İSHAK and Kara, AMAÇ (2006): Önde Gelen İktisat Doktora Programlarında Temel Makro İktisat Eğitimi. Published in: The Journal of Economy, Business and Finance (İktisat, İşletme ve Finans Dergisi) , Vol. 21, No. 247 (2006): pp. 28-43.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the current state of research in macroeconomics in the light of first year macroeconomics courses offered in the 16 leading Ph.D programs. Our investigation confirms that methodological and ideological differences of 1970’s and 80’s are about to disappear as methodological gap between macroeconomics and microeconomics is narrowing. Moreover, while use of mathematics in macroeconomics is increasing, applied mathematics gains more importance than theoretical mathematics. This paper also shows that, in the first year of Ph.D. programs, lectures in macroeconomics are designed to teach basic techniques and methods while the topics like the imperfection based models, monetary and fiscal policies, welfare implications of these policies and the role of institutions in economy are left to the following years.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: GRADUATE MACROECONOMICS EDUCATION IN LEADING PH.D PROGRAMS IN ECONOMICS
• Language: Turkish
• Keywords: Graduate macroeconomics teaching; use of mathematics in macroeconomics; difference between undergraduate and graduate education in macroeconomics; ideology and methodology in macroeconomics
• Subjects: B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B4 - Economic Methodology > B41 - Economic Methodology; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A23 - Graduate; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925 > B22 - Macroeconomics

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