Önde Gelen Ýktisat Doktora Programlarýnda Temel Makro Ýktisat Eðitimi - Graduate Macroeconomics Education in Leading PH.D Programs in Economics

Ahmet Faruk Aysan (), Yavuz Selim Hacihasanoglu, Gazi Ýshak Kara and Amac Suner
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Yavuz Selim Hacihasanoglu: Bogazici University
Gazi Ýshak Kara: Bogazici University
Amac Suner: Bogazici University

No 2006/13, Working Papers from Turkish Economic Association

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.

Keywords: Graduate macroeconomics teaching; use of mathematics in macroeconomics; difference between undergraduate and graduate education in macroeconomics; ideology and methodology in macroeconomics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 B22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006

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