Ahmet Faruk Aysan (Bogazici University) Yavuz Selim Hacihasanoglu (Bogazici University) Gazi Ýshak Kara (Bogazici University) Amac Suner (Bogazici University)
Additional information is available for the following
registered author(s):
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.
Download Info
To download:
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the
proper application to
view it first. Information about this may be contained
in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read
the IDEAS help
page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS
site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
Publisher Info
Paper provided by Turkish Economic Association in its series Working Papers with number
2006/13.
Find related papers by JEL classification: A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics