Two New Courses, Two Economic Perspectives on a Changing World

The TOBB ETU Department of Economics is adding Digital Economics and Sports Economics to its curriculum in the 2026-2027 academic year. These new courses will help students understand today's rapidly transforming markets through the powerful analytical tools of economics.

Economics is not limited to inflation, interest rates, and economic growth. From the digital platforms we use to the sporting events we follow, incentives, competition, pricing, and institutional structures play a decisive role in many areas of everyday life. Two new elective courses to be offered by the TOBB ETU Department of Economics invite students to explore these important fields.

ECON 428 Digital Economics will examine digital transformation through lasting economic mechanisms such as data, attention, network effects, platforms, and artificial intelligence, rather than through short-lived technological trends. Key topics will include digital goods, automation and employment, intangible capital, digital finance, competition, regulation, and systemic risk.

ECON 429 Sports Economics will use the tools of modern microeconomics to examine leagues, clubs, athletes, and sports institutions. Topics will include competitive balance, ticket pricing, advertising, betting, doping, club finance, athlete compensation, and the economic impact of sports.

These two new courses are the latest examples of the continuously updated undergraduate curriculum at TOBB ETU Economics, designed to meet the needs of the future. Extending from artificial intelligence and economic analysis to programming, and from econometrics and game theory to experimental economics, energy economics, and digital economics, our modern curriculum combines rigorous theoretical education with data literacy, technical skills, and real-world work experience.

Because the world is changing, economics is changing, and the economists of the future are being educated at TOBB ETU.