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Önde Gelen İktisat Doktora Programlarında Temel Makro İktisat Eğitimi
[Graduate Macroeconomics Education In Leading Ph.D Programs In Economics]

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  • Kara, Ahmet Faruk
  • Kara, YAVUZ SELİM
  • Kara, GAZİ İSHAK
  • Kara, AMAÇ

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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.

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  • Kara, Ahmet Faruk & Kara, YAVUZ SELİM & Kara, GAZİ İSHAK & Kara, AMAÇ, 2006. "Önde Gelen İktisat Doktora Programlarında Temel Makro İktisat Eğitimi [Graduate Macroeconomics Education In Leading Ph.D Programs In Economics]," MPRA Paper 5487, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • 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

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