DR.

SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE UNIVERSITY

RANCHI
SYLLABUS FOR B.A. ECONOMICS
CORE COURSE (CC),
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE (DSE),
SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (SEC)
GENERAL ELECTIVE COURSE (GEC) AND
B.A. (PASS COURSE)

UNDER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM OF UGC 2018

ONWARDS

(Dr. Prem Bhushan Prasad) (Dr. Jyoti Prakash)

Ex. Head, University Department of Economics,
Department of Economics, Ranchi University, Ranchi
Ranchi University, Ranchi Member‐External Subject
Chairman‐cum‐External Expert
Subject Expert

APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL, DEPARTMENT OF

ECONOMICS IN ITS MEETING HELD ON ......................................

DR. A. GANGDEB DR. A. K. GOVIL

DR.(MRS.) REKHA JHA
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

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GUIDELINES FOR CORE COURSE (ECONOMICS HON'S) AND DSEC, FOR
GEC & B.A. PASS COURSE THEORY PAPER SETTERS/EXAMINERS AND ALL
CONCERNED

1. Each End‐Semester theory paper shall carry 80 marks as full marks.

2. The duration of Examination shall be of 03 (Three) hours in each
'Hons' theory paper for all End Semester Examinations.
3. Students shall be required to answer any 04 (Four) questions; in each
'Hons' theory paper in the End Semester Examinations.
4. The Total No. of questions in each 'Hons' theory paper shall be 08
(Eight) only.
5. End‐Semester Examinations of 'Hons' (All theory paper) shall be
based on analytical pattern.
6. Paper setters are requested to set the questions in English with its
Hindi transcription just below the English version.
7. Each Paper of B.A. Pass will carry 100 Marks as full Marks.
8. All CORE and DSEC will carry 20 marks for MID‐Semester
Examination.
9. All Generic Elective Papers in Economics will carry 100 marks as full
marks.

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 INDEX

Introduction and Course Structure Page‐1 and 2

B.A. Economics (Hons)

(I) A‐ CORE COURSES ‐ Page .................

B‐ Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC) Page .................

C‐ Skill Enhancement Courses

Semester – III and IV Page .................

(II) Generic Elective in Economics ‐ Page .................

(III) B.A. (Pass) ‐ Page .................

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 SYLLABUS FOR B.A. (HONS.) ECONOMICS

Course Structure for B.A. (Hons) Economics :

There are a total of fourteen economics core courses that students are
required to take across six semesters. All the core courses are compulsory. In
addition to core courses in economics, a students of B.A. (Hons.) Economics will
choose four Discipline Specific Elective Courses (DSEC). The Discipline Specific
Elective Courses (DSEC) are offered in the fifth and sixth Semesters and two such
courses will be selected by a student from a set of courses specified for each of these
semesters (Set‐I and II in the attached Table).
Contact Hours : Each Course has 5 lectures (Each lecture will be of 01 hour duration)
and 1 tutorial (Per Group) per week. The size of a tutorial group is
8‐10 students.
Note on Course Readings : The nature of several of the courses is such that only
selected readings can be specified in advance. Reading lists should
be updated and topic‐wise readings should be specified at regular
intervals, ideally on an annual basis.
Eligibility for Admission to B.A. (Hons) Economics : Given the quantitative
requirements of the programm only students who have passed
Class XII level are eligible for Admission.

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 COURSE STRUCTURE FOR B.A. (HONS.) ECONOMICS
Semester‐I Semester‐II
Economics Core Course 1 : Basic Microeconomics Economics Core Course 3 : Introductory
Macroeconomics and Public Finance

Economics Core Course 2 : Mathematical Methods Economics Core Course 4 : Mathematical

in Economics‐I Methods in Economics‐II

Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC)‐I Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course

(AECC)‐II

Generic Elective (GE) Course‐I Generic Elective (GE) Course‐II

Semester‐III Semester‐IV
Economics Core Course 5 : Microeconomics‐I Economics Core Course 8 : Microeconomics‐II

Economics Core Course 6 : Macroeconomics‐I Economics Core Course 9 : Macroeconomics‐II

Economics Core Course 7 : Statistical Methods for Economics Core Course 10 : Introductory
Economics Econometrics

Skill Enhancement Course (SEC)‐I Skill Enhancement Course (SEC)‐II

Generic Elective (GE) Course‐III Generic Elective (GE) Course‐IV

Semester‐V Semester‐VI
Economics Core Course 11 : Indian Economy Economics Core Course 13 : Environmental
Economy

Economics Core Course 12 : Development Economics Core Course 14 : Money Banking and
Economics Financial Markets.

Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC) Course‐I (From Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC) Course‐III
List of Group‐ A OR B) (From List of Group‐A OR B)

Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC) Course‐II (From Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC) Course‐IV
List of Group‐A OR B) (From List of Group‐A OR B)

SET‐I (Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC) Courses) SET‐II (Discipline Specific Elective (DSEC)
Courses)

GROUP‐A Group‐A
DSEC‐I Mathematical Economics‐I
DSEC‐III Mathematical Economics‐II
DSEC‐II Statistical Inferences DSEC‐IV Basic Econometrics
Group‐B Group‐B
DSEC‐I Agricultural Problems of India DSEC‐III Agricultural Economics
DSEC‐II Demography‐I DSEC‐IV Demography‐II

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Credit Structure :
As per the regulation of the University BA (Hons.) is 140 credit course and B.A.
(Pass) 120 credit course.
B.A. (Hons.) Course
Semester wise distribution of 140 Credits

C.C. AECC GE SEC DSE Total

Credits

Sem‐I 6+6=12 2 6 20

Sem‐II 6+6=12 2 6 20

Sem‐III 6+6+6+18 6 2 26

Sem‐IV 6+6+6+18 6 2 26

Sem‐V 6+6=12 12 24

Sem‐VI 6+6=12 12 24

84 4 24 4 24 140

CC = Core Course
AECC = Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course
GE = Generic Elective
SEC= Skill Enhancement Course
DSE= Discipline Specific Elective

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 SEMESTER‐I
CORE ECONOMICS COURSE‐I (80 MARKS FOR END SEMESTER EXAMINATION AND
20 MARKS FOR MID‐SEMESTER EXAMINATION)
BASIC MICROECONOMICS
Course Description
This course is designed to expose the students to the basic principles of
microeconomic theory. The emphasis will be on thinking like an economist and the
course will illustrate how microeconomic concepts can be applied to analyze real‐life
situations.
Course Outline
1. Exploring the subject matter of Economics
Why study economics? Scope and method of economics; the economic
problem: scarcity and choice; the question of what to produce, how to produce and
how to distribute output; science of economics; the basic competitive model;
prices, property rights and profits; incentives and information; rationing;
opportunity sets; economic systems; reading and working with graphs.
2. Supply and Demand: How Markets Work, Markets and Welfare
Markets and competition; determinants of individual demand/supply;
demand/supply schedule and demand/supply curve; market versus individual
demand/supply; shifts in the demand/supply curve, demand and supply together;
how prices allocate resources; elasticity and its application; controls on prices;
taxes and the costs of taxation; consumer surplus; producer surplus and the
efficiency of the markets.
3. The Households
The consumption decision ‐ budget constraint, consumption and
income/price changes, demand for all other goods and price changes; description of
preferences (representing preferences with indifference curves); properties of
indifference curves; consumer's optimum choice; income and substitution effects.
4. The Firm and Perfect Market Structure
Behaviour of profit maximizing firms and the production process; short run
costs and output decisions; costs and output in the long run and Long Run cost and
its shape.

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5. Imperfect Market Structure
Monopoly and anti–trust policy; Government policies towards competition;
imperfect competition.
6. Input Markets
Labour and land markets ‐ basic concepts (derived demand
productivity of an input, marginal productivity of labour, marginal revenue
product); demand for labour; input demand curves; shifts in input demand
curves; competitive labour markets; and labour markets and public policy.
Readings :
1. Karl E. Case and Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, Pearson Education
Inc., 8th Edition, 2007
2. N. Gregory Mankiw, Economics : Principles and Applications, India Edition
by South Western, a part of Cengage Learning, Cengage Learning India
Private Limited, 4th Edition, 2007
3. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Carl E. Walsh, Economics, W.W. Norton & Company,
Inc, New York, International Student Edition, 4th Edition, 2007.

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 FULL MARKS : 100 E.S. EXAM‐80 + MID SEMESTER EXAM‐20

CORE ECONOMICS COURSE‐2 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS‐I

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is the first of a compulsory two‐course sequence. The objective

of this sequence is to transmit the body of basic mathematics that enables
the study of economic theory at the undergraduate level, specifically the
courses on microeconomic theory, m a c r o e c o n o m i c theory, statistics and
econometrics set out in this syllabus. In this course, particular economic
models are not the ends, but the means for illustrating the method of
applying mathematical techniques to economic theory in general. The level of
sophistication a t which the material is to be taught is indicated by the contents
of the prescribed textbook.
Course Outline
1. Preliminaries
Logic and proof techniques; sets and set operations; relations;
functions and their properties; number systems.
2. Functions of One Real Variable
Graphs; elementary types of functions : Quadratic, Polynomial, Power,
Exponential, Logarithmic; sequences and series : Convergence, algebraic properties
and applications; continuous functions : characterizations, properties with respect to
various operations and applications; differentiable functions : characterizations,
properties with respect to various operations and applications; second and higher
order derivatives; properties and applications.
3. Single‐Variable Optimization
Geometric properties of functions: convex functions, their
characterizations and applications: local and global optima: geometric
characterizations, characterizations using calculus all applications.
4. Integration of Functions
5. Difference Equations
Readings :
K. S. Daeer nd P. Hammond, Mathematics for Economics Analysis,
Pearson Educational Asia: Delhi. 2002.

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 SEMESTER‐II
FULL MARKS : 100
Core Economics Course 3: INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC
FINANCE
Course Description
This course aims to introduce the students to the basic concepts of
Macroeconomics. Macroeconomics deals with the aggregate economy. This course
discusses the preliminary concepts associated with the determination and measurement
of aggregate macroeconomic variable like savings, investment, GDP, money, inflation,
and the balance of payments.
Course Outline

1. Introduction to Macroeconomics and National Income Accounting

Basic issues studied in macroeconomics; measurement of gross

domestic product; income, expenditure and the circular flow; real versus nominal
GDP; price indices; national income accounting for an open economy; balance of
payments: current and capital accounts.

2. MONEY

Functions. of money; quantity theory of money; determination of money

supply and demand; credit creation; tools of monetary policy.

3. INFLATION

Inflation and its social costs; hyperinflation.

4. THEORY OF TAXATION

Ability to pay, benefit principles, canon of taxation, shifting, incidence and impact of
taxation.

5. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND PUBLIC DEBT

Classification of Public Expenditure; Causes of the Growth of Public Expenditure in

recent time, Effects of Public Expenditure.

Readings:
1. Dornbusch, Fischer and Startz, Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, 11th edition, 2010.
2. N. Gregory Mankiw. Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, 7th Edition, 2010
3. Olivier Blanchard, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Inc., 5th edition, 2009.
4. Richard T. Froyen, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education Asia, 2nd Edition, 2005
5. Musgrave, R. A. and Musgrave : Public Finance in Theory & Practice.
6. Dolton, H. – Principles of Public Finance.

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CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 4 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS‐II
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description
This course is the second part of a compulsory two‐course sequence. This part is
to be taught in Semester ‐II following the first part in Semester‐I. The objective of this sequence is
to transmit the body of basic mathematics that enables the study of economic theory at the
undergraduate level, specifically the courses on microeconomic theory]
macroeconomic theory, statistics and econometrics set out in this Syllabus. In this course,
particular economic models are not the ends, but the means for illustrating the method of
applying mathematical techniques to economic theory in general. The level of
sophistication at which the material is to be taught is indicated by the contents of the
prescribed textbook.
Course Outline
1. Differential equations
2. Linear algebra
Vector spaces: algebraic and geometric properties, scalar products, norms,
orthogonality; linear transformations : properties, matrix representations and elementary
operations; systems of linear equations: properties of their solution sets;
determinants: characterization. properties and applications.
3. Functions of Several Real Variables
Geometric representations : graphs and level curves; differentiable functions :
Characterizations, properties and applications; the implicit function theorem, and application to
comparative statics problems; homogeneous and homothetic functions : characterization and
applications.
4. Multi‐Variable Optimization

Convex sets: geometric properties of functions: convex functions, their

characterizations, properties and applications; further geometric properties of functions:
quasiconvex functions, their characterizations, properties and applications; unconstrained
optimization: geometric characterizations, characterizations using calculus and applications;
constrained optimization with equality constraints: geometric characterizations, lagrange
characterization using calculus and applications; properties of value function: envelope
theorem and applications

Readings :

K. Sydsaeter and P. Hammond, Mathematics for Economic Analysis, Pearson Educational Asia,
New Delhi, 2002.

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 SEMESTER‐III
CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 5 : MICROECONOMICS‐I
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description
The course is designed to provide a sound training in microeconomic
theory to formally analyze the behaviour of individual agents. Since
students are already familiar with the quantitative techniques in the previous
semesters, mathematical tools are used to facilitate understanding of the
basic concepts. This course looks at the behaviour of the consumer and
the producer and also covers the behaviour of a competitive firm.

Course Outline

1. Consumer Theory

Preference; utility; budget constraint; choice; demand; Slutsky

equation; buying and selling; choice under risk and intertemporal choice;
revealed preference.

2. Production, Costs and Perfect Competition

Technology; isoquants; production with one and more variable inputs;

returns to scale; review of perfect competition.

Readings :

1. Hal R. Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics, a Modern Approach, W.W.

Norton and Company/Affiliated East‐West Press (India), 8th edition, 2010. The
workbook by Varian and Bergstrom may be used for problems.
2. C. Snyder and W. Nicholson, Fundamentals of Microeconomics,
Cengage Learning (India), 2010.
3. B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston, Microeconomics, Tata
McGraw‐ Hill (India), 2009.

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 CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 6 : MACROECONOMICS‐I
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description
This course introduces the students to formal modeling of a macro‐
economy in terms of analytical tools. It discusses various alternative theories of
output and employment determination in a closed economy in the short run as
well as medium run, and the role of policy in this context. It also
introduces the students to various theoretical issues related to an open
economy.

Course Outline

1. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Curves

Derivation of aggregate demand and aggregate and supply curves;
interaction of aggregate demand and supply.
2. Inflation, Unemployment and Expectations
Phillips curve; adaptive and rational expectations; policy ineffectiveness
debate.
3. Open Economy Models
Short‐run open economy models; Mundell‐Fleming model; exchange
rate determination; purchasing power parity; asset market approach;
Dornbusch's overshooting model; monetary approach to balance of payments;
international financial markets.

Readings :

1. Dornbusch, Fischer and Startz, Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, 11th edition,

2010.
2. N. Gregory Mankiw. Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, 7th Edition, 2010
3. Oliver Balanchard, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Inc., 5th Edition, 2009
4. Steven M. Sheffrin, Rational Expectations, Cambridge University Press, 2nd
Edition, 1996
5. Andrew B. Abel and Ben S. Bernanke, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education,
Inc, 7th Edition, 2011
6. Errol D'souza, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, 2009
7. Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz, International Economics,
Pearson Education Asia, 9th Edition, 2012

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 SEMESTER‐III
CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 7 : STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMICS

FULL MARKS : 100

Course Description

This is a course 011 statistical methods for economics. It begins with

some basic concepts and terminology that are fundamental to statistical
analysis and inference. It then develops the notion of probability, followed by
probability distributions of discrete and continuous random variables and of joint
distributions. This is followed by a discussion on sampling techniques used to
collect survey data. The course introduces the notion of sampling distributions
that act as a bridge between probability theory and statistical inference. The
semester concludes with some topics in statistical inference that include point and
interval estimation.

Course Outline

1. Introduction and Overview

The distinction between populations and samples and between population

parameters and sample statistics; the use of measures of location and variation to
describe and summarize data; population moments and their sample counterparts.

2. Elementary Probability Theory

Sample spaces and events; probability axioms and properties; counting

techniques; conditional probability and Bayes' rule; independence.

3. Random Variables and Probability Distributions

Defining random variables; probability distributions' expected values of

random variables and of functions of random variables; properties of commonly used
discrete and continuous distributions (Uniform, bionomial, normal, poisson and
exponential random variables).

4. Random Sampling and Jointly Distributed Random Variables

Density and distribution functions for jointly distributed random variables;

computing expected values; covariance and correlation coefficients.

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5. Sampling

Principal steps in a sample survey; methods of sampling; the role of

sampling theory; procedures; properties of estimators; confidence intervals for
population parameters.

Readings :

1. Jay L. Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Cengage Learning, 2010.

2. John E. Freund, Mathematical Statistics, Prentice Hall, 1992.

3. Richard J. Larsen and Morris L. Marx, An Introduction to Mathematical

Statistics and its Applications, Prentice Hall, 2011

4. William G. Cocharan, Sampling Techniques, John Wiley, 2007

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 SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE‐I
SEC‐I
SEMESTER‐III
FULL MARKS : 100
The Basic purpose of this is to develop primary data collection and analysis skills of the students.
Besides this the students should be aware of some economic terms which are often asked for in
various competitive examinations. This will enhance their skills in understanding and analysing
socio‐economic issues. This will also increase their employability.

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

Method of collecting primary date quantitative and analitative techniques, preparation of

questionnaire and schedules, interviews, case study methods, data coding, data entry in MS‐
Excel/MS‐Access, analysis of primary and secondary data and report writing.

CONCEPTS OF

FEMA, FERA, SWAP, FORWARD TRADING, EXIM, MARKETABLE SURPLUS, TABLE SURPLUS.

REFERENCES :

Keshva – Economics

Kothari, C.R. – Research Methodology.

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 SEMESTER‐IV
FULL MARKS : 100

CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 8 : MICROECONOMICS‐II

Course Description

This course is a sequel to Intermediate Microeconomics I. The

emphasis will be on giving conceptual clarity to the student coupled with
the use of mathematical tools and reasoning. It covers general equilibrium
and welfare, imperfect markets and topics under information economics.

Course Outline

1. General Equilibrium, Efficiency and Welfare

Equilibrium and efficiency under pure exchange and

production; overall efficiency and welfare economics.

2. Market Structure and Game Theory

Monopoly; pricing with market power; price discrimination; peak‐

load pricing; two‐part tariff; monopolistic competition and oligopoly; game
theory and competitive strategy.

3. Market Failure

Externalities; public goods and markets with asymmetric

information.

Readings :

1. Hal R. Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics, a Modern Approach, 8th

edition, w.w. Norton and Company/Affiliated East‐West Press (India),
2010. The workbook by Varian and Bergstrom could be used for
problems.
2. C. Snyder and W. Nicholson, Fundamentals of Microeconomics, Cengage
Learning (India), 2010.

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 CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 9 : MACROECONOMICS‐II
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description
This course is a sequel to Intermediate Macroeconomics I. In this course,
the students are introduced to the long run dynamic issues like growth and
technical progress. It also provides the micro‐foundations to the various
aggregative concepts used in the previous course.
Course Outline

1. Economic Growth
Harrod‐Domar Model; Solow Model; Golden Rule, Technological Progress and
Elements of Endogenous Growth.
2. Macroeconomic Foundation
a) Consumption : Keynesian consumption function; Fisher's theory of optimal
intertemporal choice, life‐cycle and permanent income hypothesis; rational
expectations and random‐walk of consumption expenditure.
b) Investment : determinants of business fixed investments; residential
investment and inventory investment.
c) Demand for money.
3. Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Active or passive; monetary policy objectives and targets; rules versus discretion :
time consistency; the government budget constraints; government debt and
Ricardian equivalence.
4. Schools of Macroeconomic Thoughts
Classicals; Keynesians; New‐Classicals and New‐Keynesians.

Readings :

1. Dornbusch, Fischer and Startz, Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, 11th Edition, 2010
2. N. Gregory Mankiw. Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, 7th Edition, 2010
3. Olivier Blanchard, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Inc., 5th Edition, 2009
4. Charles I. Jones, Introduction to Economic Growth, W.W.Norton & Company,
2nd Edition, 2002
5. Andrew B. Abel and Ben S. Bernanke, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Inc.,
7th edition, 2011.

6. Errol D'Souza, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, 2009

7. Robert J. Gordon, Macroeconomics, Prentice‐Hall India Limited, 2011

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 CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 10 : INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to basic econometric concepts
and techniques. It covers statistical concepts of hypothesis testing, estimation and
diagnostic testing of simple and multiple regression models. The course also
covers the consequences of and tests for misspecification of regression models.

Course Outline
1. Nature and Scope of Econometrics
2. Statistical Concepts

Normal distribution; chi‐sq, t‐ and F‐distributions; estimation of parameters;

properties of estimators; testing of hypotheses: defining statistical hypotheses; distributions
of test statistics; testing hypotheses related to population parameters; Type‐ I and
Type‐II errors; power of a test; tests for comparing parameters from two samples.

3. Simple Linear Regression Model : Two Variable Case

Estimation of model by method of ordinary least squares; properties of estimators; goodness of
fit; tests of hypotheses; scaling and units of measurement; confidence intervals; Gauss‐Markov
theorem; forecasting.
4. Multiple Linear Regression Model
Estimation of parameters; properties of OLS estimators; goodness of fit‐R2 and adjusted R2;
partial regression coefficients; testing hypotheses‐individual and joint; functional forms of
regression models; qualitative (dummy) independent variables.
5. Violations of Classical Assumptions : Consequences, Detection and Remedies
Multicollinearity; heteroscedasticity; serial correlation.
6. Specification Analysis
Omission of a relevant variable; inclusion of irrelevant variable; tests of specification errors.
Readings :
1. Jay L. Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Cengage Learning, 2010.
2. John E. Freund, Mathematical Statistics, Prentice Hall, 1992.
3. Richard J. Larsen and Morris L. Marx, An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
and its Applications, Prentice Hall, 2011.
4. D. N. Gujarati and D.C. Porter, Essentials of Econometrics, McGraw Hill,
4th edition, International Edition, 2009.
5. Christopher Dougherty, Introduction to Econometrics, Oxford University Press, 3rd
edition, Indian edition, 2007.
6. Jan Kmenta, Elements of Econometrics, Indian Reprint, Khosla Publishingh House, 2nd Edition,
2008.

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 SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE‐II
SEC‐2
SEMESTER‐IV
FULL MARKS : 100
The purpose of the introduction of this course is to develop soft skills among the students with
ability to solve some normal and General Numericals; which will help them in accessing job
opportunities, particularly in the banking and finance sector.

(A) RESUME WRITING AND SKILL TO FACE INTERVIEW

What is resume? Types of resume, chronological, Functional and Mixed Resume, Steps in
the Preparation of Resume. Common Interview questions, Attitude, Body Language, Dress,
Phone interview, Online Interview, Behavioural Interview.

(B) GROUP DISCUSSION AND TEAM BUILDING :

Basic of group discussion, Topics of Group Discussion, To make a point in the Group
Discussion, Article based group discussion, Citation of Case Studies, Current Issues.

(C) NUMERICAL ABILITY

To calculate Average, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple interest, Compound Interest,
Ratios and Proportions, NAV, Capital Gain, GST and Commutation of Income Tax.

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 SEMESTER‐V
CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 11 : INDIAN ECONOMY
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description

Using appropriate analytical frameworks, this course reviews major trends in

economic indicators and policy debates in India in the post‐Independence period, w i th
particular emphasis on paradigm shifts and turning points. Given the rapid changes taking
place in India, the reading list will have to be updated annually.
Course Outline

1. Economic Development since Independence

Major features of the economy at independence; growth and development

under different policy regimes goals, constraints, institutions and policy framework; an
assessment of performance sustainability and regional contrasts; structural change,
savings and investment.

2. Population and Human Development

Demographic Trends and Issues; Education; Health and Malnutrition.

3. Growth and Distribution

Trends and Policies in Poverty; Inequality and Unemployment.

4. International Comparisons

Readings :

1. Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, 2013. An Uncertain Glory:
India and its Contradictions, Princeton University Press.
2. Pulapre Balakrishnan, 2007, The Recovery of India: Economic Growth in the Nehru Era,
Economic and Political Weekly, November.
3. Rakesh Mohan, 2008‐Growth Record of Indian Economy: 1950‐2008. A Story of
Sustained Savings and Investment, Economic and Political Weekly, May.
4. S.L. Shetty, 2007,‐India's Savings Performance since the Advent of Planning, in K.L.
Krishna and A. Vaidyanathan, editors, Institutions and Markets in India's Development.
5. Himanshu, 2010, Towards New Poverty Lines for India; Economic and Political Weekly,
January.
6. Jean Dreze and Angus Deaton, 2009, Food and Nutrition in India: Facts and
Interpretations, Economic and Political Weekly, February.
7. Hirnanshu. 2011,‐Employment Trends in India: A Re‐examination, Economic and Political
Weekly, September.
8. Rama Baru et aI, 2010,‐Inequities in Access to Health Services in India: Caste, Class and
Region, Economic and Political Weekly, September,
9. 9. Geeta G. Kingdon, 2007,‐The Progress of School Education in India, Oxford Review of
Economics Policy

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10. J.B.G. Tilak, 2007, ‐Post Elementary Education, Poverty and Development in India, International
Journal of Educational Development.

11. T. Dyson, 2008, ‐India's Demographic Transition and its Consequences for Development in Uma
Kapila, editor, Indian Economy Since Independence, 19th edition, Academic Foundation.

12. Kaushik Basu, 2009, ‐China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth, Economic and
Political Weekly, September.

13. K. James, 2008, ‐Glorifying Malthus: Current Debate on Demographic Dividend in Indiall
Economic and Political Weekly, June.

14. Reetika Khera, 2011, ‐India's Public Distribution System: Utilisation and Impact Journal of
Development Studies.

15. Aniruddha Krishna and Devendra Bajpai, 2011.,‐Lineal Spread and Radial Dissipation:
Experiencing Growth in Rural India, 1992‐2005, Economic and Political Weekly, September.

16. Kaushik Basu and A. Maertens, eds, 2013, The New Oxford Companion to Economics,
Oxford University Press.

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 CORE ECONOMICS COURSE 12 : DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
FULL MARKS : 100
Course Description
This is the first part of a two‐part course on economic development. The course begins
with a discussion of alternative conceptions of development and their justification. It
then proceeds to aggregate models of growth and cross‐national comparisons of the
growth experience that can help evaluate these models. The axiomatic basis for
inequality measurement is used to develop measures of inequality and connections
between growth and inequality are explored. The course ends by linking political institutions
to growth and inequality by discussing the role of the state in economic development
and the informational and incentive problems that affect state governance.

Course Outline
1. Conception of Development
Alternative measures of development, documenting the international variation in these
measures, comparing development trajectories across nations and within them.
2. Growth Models and Empirics
The Solow model and its variants, endogenous growth models and evidence on the
determinants of growth.
3. Poverty and Inequality: Definitions, Measures and Mechanisms
Inequality axioms; a comparison of commonly used inequality measures;
connections betweeninequality and development; poverty measurement;
characteristics of the poor; mechanisms that generate poverty traps and path
dependence of growth processes.
4. Political Institutions and the Functioning of the State
The determinants of democracy; alternative institutional trajectories and their
relationship with economic performance; within‐country differences in the functioning
of state institutions; state ownership and regulation; government failures and
corruption.

Readings
1. Debraj Ray, Development Economics. Oxford University Press, 2009.
2. Partha Dasgupta, Economics, A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University
Press, 2007.
3. Abhijit Banerjee, Roland Benabou and Dilip Mookerjce, Understanding Poverty,
Oxford University Press, 2006.
4. Kaushik Basu, The Oxford Companion to Economics in India, OUP, 2007.
5. Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom, OUP, 2000.
6. Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, Economic Origins of Dictatorship and
Democracy, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
7. Robert Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy,
Princeton University Press, 1994

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 SEMESTER‐V
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE (DSEC) PAPERS
SET‐I (GROUP‐A)
PAPER‐ DSEC‐I MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS FULL MARKS : 100

MODULE‐1
Partial derivative and differentials, Maxima Minima Constrained optimization.

MODULE‐2 Consumer Theory

Utility function; budget line; Constrained optimization; Consumer's equilibrium; Income effect;
substitution effect and price effect; Slutsky equation; Derivation of demand curve; Elasticity of
demand; Consumer's surplus.

MODULE‐3 Theory of Production

Properties of production function‐Homogeneous and non‐homogeneous; Cobb‐Douglas, CES,
Returns to scale; Choice of optimal combination of factors of production; Derivation of cost curves;
Producer's surplus; Production possibility curve; Adding up theorem.

Reference :
1. Allen R. G. D. (1974) Mathematical Analysis for Economics Macmillan Press, London.
2. Chiang, A. C. (1986), Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics (Third Edition) McGraw
Hill, New Delhi.
3. Hands, D.W. (1991), Introductory Mathematical Economics, D.C. Heath.
4. Henderson and R. E. Quandt : A Mathematical Approach
5. Gravel and Rees : Microeconomic Theory
6. T. Yamane : Mathematics for Economics

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 DSEC PAPER
SET‐I (GROUP‐A)
PAPER ‐ DSEC‐II STATISTICAL INFERENCES Full Marks‐100

Module 1 : Elementary Probability Theory

Definition, Independent and Dependent events, Mutually Exclusive Events, Rule of Probability.

Module 2 : Probability Distributions :

Random variable and Probability Distribution, The Binomial distribution. The Normal distribution,
The Poission Distribution, Fitting theoretical distributions.

Module 3 : Elementary Sampling Theory

Sampling theory, Sampling with and without replacement, Samplilng distribution, Standard Errors.

Module 4 : Statistical Estimation Theory

Estimation of Parameters, Properties of a good estimator‐ unbiasedness and efficiency, Point estimators
and Interval Estimators, Confidence Interval, Probable Error.

Module 5 : Statistical Decision Theory

Statistical Hypothesis, Type‐I and Type‐II errors, Level of significance, Tests of Hypothesis, Two tailed and
one tailed test, Power of a test, Tests involving Normal and Binomial Distributions.

Module 6 : Small Sampling Theory

Small Sample, some Sampling Distributions, Student‐t‐distribution, the chi‐aquare distribution.

Module 7 : Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

The Purpose of ANOVA, Variation within and variation between Mathematical Model for ANOV, ANOVA
Table and F‐Test.

Text Book :
1. Spigel : Statistics
2. B. L. Agarwal : Basic Statistics
3. Yamani : Statistics
4. Keeney & Keeping : Mathematics of Statistics
5. P. G. Hoel : Introduction to Statistics
Reference :
1. Gujrati, D. : Basic Econometrics (3rd Edition), Mc Graw Hill, New York.

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 SEMESTER‐V
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE (DSEC)
PAPER‐DSEC‐I
GROUP‐B
AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS OF INDIA
Full Marks : 100
Course Description
1. Rural Economy of India
Structure of the Indian economy; place of agriculture in rural economy;
composition of the Indian rural economy; Farm sector and non‐farm sector;
diversification of agriculture: agriculture and allied activities 9 Fisheries,
horticulture, floriculture); Forestry in India: its growth, problems and state
policies, cattle wealth of India and dairying: rural industrialization : food
processing and agro based industries; development of rural infrastructure.
2. Development of Agriculture
Role arid importance of agriculture in economic development: linkages between
the agricultural sector and the non agricultural sector, changing nature of linkages;
agricultural resources in India: land utilization and cropping pattern; irrigation i n India,
command area development and flood control; trends in agricultural growth and
agricultural productivity; pattern of agricultural development: regional variation.
Agrarian Relations, Land Reforms and Agricultural Labour In India.

Agrarian relations, historical evolution Land reforms program during post

independence in India; Agricultural Labour, Characteristics and Problems.

3. Technological Changes In Agriculture

Technology in agriculture: traditional techniques and practices; HYV seeds ‐ fertilizer,
water technology (Green revolution); sustainable agriculture: emerging trends in
agricultural technology: dry land farming; use of bio‐technology techniques.
4. State and Agriculture
Agricultural finance in India: importance; types of requirements; sources; non‐institutional and
Institutional; existing rural credit delivery system (multi agency approach); agricultural
marketing in India; markets and marketing functions, channels of distribution of various
commodities, regulated market and warehousing; role of cooperatives in agriculture.
Agriculture planning in India : decentralized planning and indicative planning;
incentives in agriculture; price and non‐price incentives; input subsidies; agricultural price
policies (APP), Nature of demand and supply of agricultural products, need for state
intervention; objectives of APP instruments and evaluation; food security in India and
public distribution system.
Readings :
1. Dutt, R. KPM Sundharam : Indian Economy
2. Mishra, S.K. & V. K. Puri : Indian Economy
3. Govt. of India : Economic Survey
4. Mishra & Puri : Bhartiya Arthashastra

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 DSEC PAPER
SET‐II (GROUP‐B)
PAPER‐DSEC‐II : DEMOGRAPHY‐1 FULL MARKS : 100
1. DEMOGRAPHY
Population study and demography; its relation with other disciplines; Theories of
population Malthus, Optimum Theory of population and Theory of demographic
transition; Historical evidence of population growth in developed and developing
countries, Demographic Characteristics of Developed and Under ‐ Developed
countries.

2. Sources of Demographic Data in India

Sources of Demographic data in India; Census ‐ civil registration system and
demographic surveys, National Family Health Survey I and II ‐ their relative
merit" and demerits Annual

3. Health Surveys
Technical of Analysis
Crude birth and death rates, age specific birth and death rates; standardized
birth and death rates ‐ study of fertility; total fertility rate, gross reproduction
rate and net reproduction rate; study of marital status ‐ life table; meaning of
its columns and its uses; reproductive and child health ill India ‐ temporal and
spatial variation in sex ratios.
4. Population Projection
Techniques of population projection ‐ concept of stationary, stable and
quasi‐stationary population; ageing of population in India ‐ changes in family
structure and old age security.
5. Population Policy
Salient features of population census of 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001; and 2011;
evolution of population policy in India; shift in policy focus from population control
to family welfare and to women empowerment; demographic status and
household behaviour ‐ education, women's autonomy and fertility ‐ population,
health, poverty and environment linkage in India; the new population policy.

Readings

1. Agrawal TJ.D. (1999), Population Projections and Their Accuracy, B.R. Publishing
Corporation, New Delhi.
2. Bhende, A. A. And T.R. Kanitkar : Principles of Population Studies, Himalaya Publishing
House Bombay.
3. Bogue, D. G. : Principles of Demography.

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 SEMESTER‐VI
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS COURSE‐13
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on economic causes of environmental problems. In particular,
economic principles are applied to environmental questions and their management through
various economic institutions, economic incentives and other instruments and policies.
Economic implications of environmental policy are also addressed as well as valuation of
environmental quality, quantification of environmental damages, tools for evaluation of
environmental projects such as cost ‐ benefit analysis and environmental impact
assessments. Selected topics on international environmental problems are also discussed.

COURSE OUTLINE
1. Introduction
What is environmental economics; review of microeconomics and welfare economics
2. The Theory of Externalities
Pareto optimality and market failure in the presence of externalities; property rights and
the coase theorem

3. The Design and Implementation of Environmental Policy

Overview; Pigouvian Taxes and Effluent Fees; Tradable Permits, Choice between Taxes and
Quotas under uncertainty; Implementation of Environmental Policy.
4. International Environmental Problems
Trans‐Boundary Environmental Problems; Economics of Climate Change; Trade and
Environment.
5. Measuring the Benefits of Environmental Improvements
Non‐Market Values and measurement methods; risk assessment and perception.
6. Sustainable Development
Concepts; Measurement.
Readings :
1. Charles Kolstad, Intermediate Environmental Economics, Oxford University Press, 2nd
Edition, 2010
2. Robert N. Stavins (ed.), Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings, W.W.
Norton, 5:h edition, 2005
3. Roger Perman, Vue Ma, James McGilvray and Michael Common, Natural Resource and
Environmental Economics, Pearson Education/Addison Wesley, 3rd edition, 2003.
4. Maureen L. Cropper and Maureen L. Cropper and Economics: A Survey , Journal of
Economics Literature, Vol.‐30:675‐740.
(Page‐26)

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 SEMESTER‐VI
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS COURSE‐14
MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKET
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Thiscourse exposes students to the theory and functioning of the monetary and financial
sectors of the economy. It highlights the organization, structure and role of financial
markets and institutions. It also discusses i nterest rates, monetary management and
instruments of monetary control. Financial and banking sector reforms and monetary policy
with special reference to India are also covered.
Course Outline

1. Money
Concept, functions, measurement; theories of money supply determination.
2. Financial Institutions, Markets, Instruments and Financial Innovations
a. Role of financial markets and institutions; problem of asymmetric information
‐ adverse selection and moral hazard; financial crises.
b. Money and capital markets: organization, structure and reforms in India; role of
financial derivatives and other innovations.
3. Interest Rates
Determination; sources of interest rate differentials; theories of term structure of
interest rates; interest rates in India.
4. Banking System
a. Balance sheet and portfolio management.
b. Indian banking system : Changing role and structure; banking sector reforms.
5. Central Banking and Monetary Policy
Functions, balance sheet; goals, targets, indicators and instruments of monetary control;
monetary management in an open economy; current monetary policy of India.

Readings :
1. F. S. Mishkin and S. G. Eakins, Financial Markets and Institutions, Pearson Education, 6th
Edition, 2009
2. F. J. Fabozzi, F. Modigliani, F. J. Jones, M. G. Ferri, Foundations of Financial Markets and
Institutions, Pearson Education, 3rd edition, 2009.
3. M. R. Baye and D. W. Jansen, Money, Banking and Financial Markets, AITBS, 1996
4. Rakesh Mohan, Growth with Financial Stability‐ Central Banking in an Emerging Market,
Oxford University Press, 2011.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE (DSEC) PAPERS
SEMESTER‐VI
SET‐I (GROUP‐A)
PAPER‐DSEC‐III MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS‐2 FULL MARKS : 100
Module 1 : Mathematical Tools.
Sets and vectors, Matrix operation, Determinant, Matrix Inverse, Solution of Simultaneous equations,
Cramer's Matrix Inverse Method.
Module 2 : Input‐Output Analysis and Linear Programming
Input‐Output analysis; The simple closed and open model; Linkages, Concepts and measurement; Linear
Programming‐basic concepts, primal and dual; Basic theorem of linear programming; Graphic and simplex
method;
Module 3 : Game Theory
Introduction and concepts – Simple and mixed strategy; saddle point solution; Payoff matrix of game‐two
person‐two‐commodity and zero‐sum game.
Module 4 : Difference and Differential Equations
Economic interpretation of Time Lag, Cobweb Model in Price theory, Dynamic Multiplier, Harrod Domer
Model.

References :
1. Allen R.G.D. (1974) : Mathematical Analysis for Economists Macmillan Press, London.
2. Chiang, A.C. (1986), Fundamental Model of Mathematical Economics (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill,
New Delhi.
3. G. Hadley, Linear Programming
4. Archibold & Lipsey : An Introduction to a Mathematical Treatment of Economics.
5. Henderson & Quandt : Microeconomics‐a Mathematical Approach
6. T. Yamane : Mathematics for Economics.

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 OPTIONAL PAPER
DSEC PAPER
SET‐1 (GROUP‐A)
PAPER‐ DSEC‐IV BASIC ECONOMETRICS FULL MARKS : 100
Module 1 : Introduction
Definition, Scope, Methodology and Division of Economics.
Module 2 : Single equation Regression Model
The ordinary least square (OLS) Method.
Econometric Models, The Significance of Stochastic Disturbance Term, The Normality Assumption for Error
term ui.
Module 3 : Properties of OLS Method
Properties of the least square Estimates the assumption underlying the method of least squares.
Module 4 : Autocorrelation
The assumption of serial independence, Sources of autocorrelation, Tests for autocorrelation,
Consequences of autocorrelation, Solution for the case of autocorrelation.
Module 5 : Heteroscedasticity
The nature of Heteroscedasticity, Consequences of Heteroscedasticity, Detection of Hetroscedasticity,
Remedial measure.
Module 6 : Multicollinearity
The assumption of non multicollinear regression, Consequences of Multicollinearity, Test for detecting
Multicollinearity, Solution of Multicollinearity.
Module 7 : Simultaneous Equation Models
Simultaneous dependence of economic variables, Consequences of Simultaneous relation, Structural form,
Reduced form, Recursive form, Final form, Simultaneous equation basis.

Text Book
1. Maddala, G.S. : Introduction to Econometrics, McGraw Hill, New York.
2. A. Koutsoyiannis : Theory of Econometrics
3. Gujrati, D. : Basic Econometrics (3rd Edition), Mc Graw Hill, New York
4. J. Johnston : Econometric Methods

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE (DSEC)
DSEC‐III
SET‐II
GROUP‐"B"
FULL MARKS : 100
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS
PAPER‐DSEC‐ III
Module 1 : State and Agriculture ‐ I
Agricultural finance in India: Importance; types of requirements; sources: non‐
institutional and institutional: existing rural credit delivery system (multi‐agency
approach); Agricultural marketing in India: markets and marketing functions,
channels 01: distribution of' various commodities; regulated markets and warehousing;
Role of cooperatives in Agriculture.

Module 2 : State and Agriculture ‐ II

Agricultural Planning in India: decentralized planning and indicative planning; Incentives in
agriculture: price and non‐price incentive; input subsidies; Agricultural Price Policy (APP):
Nature of demand and supply of agricultural products: Need for state intervention;
objectives of APP; instruments and evaluation; Food security in India and public
distribution system.

Module 3 : 50 Years of Indian Agriculture

An overview of agricultural development; Under‐employment and unemployment in
the rural economy; Globalization of Indian Economy and its effects on Indian agriculture.

Readings :

1. Sadhu, A. N. and J. Singh : Agricultural Problems in India.

2. Bilgramy, S. A. R. : An Introduction to Agricultural Economics
3. Soni, R. N : Leading Issues in Agricultural Economics

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE (DSEC)
DSEC‐IV
SET‐II
GROUP‐"B"
FULL MARKS : 100
DEMOGRAPHY‐II
PAPER‐DSEC‐ XVI
Module 1 : Techniques of Analysis‐II

Study of marital status Life table: meaning of its columns and its uses ‐ Reproductive and child
health in India Temporal and spatial variation in sex ratios.

Module 2 : Population Projection

Techniques of population projection Concept of stationary, stable and quasi‐stationary

population Aging of population in India Changes in family structure and old age security.

Module 3 : Population Policy

Salient features of Population Censuses of 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001; Evolution of
population policy in India, Shift in policy focus from population control to family welfare
and to women empowerment; Demographic status and household behaviour Education,
Women's autonomy and fertility Population, health, poverty and environment linkage in India;
The New Population Policy.

Readings :

1. Bogue, D. J. (1971), Principles of Demography, John Wiley, New York.

2. Bose A. (1996), India's Basic Demographic Statistics, B.R. Publishing Corporation, New
Delhi.

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 SYLLABUS FOR
GENERIC ELECTIVE COURSE IN ECONOMICS
GEC IN ECONOMICS

SEMESTER‐I SEMESTER‐III
GEC IN ECONOMICS‐I GEC IN ECONOMICS‐III

MICROECONOMICS INDIAN ECONOMY

SEMESTER‐II SEMESTER‐IV

GEC IN ECONOMICS‐II GEC IN ECONOMICS‐IV

MACROECONOMICS MONEY AND BANKING

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 SEMESTER‐I
SET‐II (GROUP‐B)
FULL MARKS : 100
GENERIC ELECTIVE IN ECONOMICS I : MICROECONOMICS
Course Description
This course is designed to expose the students to the basic principles of
microeconomic theory. The emphasis will be on thinking like an economist and the
course will illustrate how microeconomic concepts can be applied to analyze real‐life
situations.

Course Outline

1. Exploring the subject matter of Economics

Why study economics? Scope and method of economics; the economic problem:
scarcity and choice; the question of what to produce, how to produce and how to
distribute output; science of economics; the basic competitive model; prices,
property rights and profits; incentives and information; rationing; opportunity
sets; economic systems; reading and working with graphs.

2. Supply and Demand: How Markets Work, Markets and Welfare

Markets and competition; determinants of individual demand/supply;

demand/supply schedule and demand/supply curve; market versus individual
demand/supply; shifts in the demand/supply curve, demand and supply
together; how prices allocate resources; elasticity and its application; controls
on prices; taxes and the costs of taxation; consumer surplus; producer surplus and
the efficiency of the markets.

3. The Households

The consumption decision ‐ budget constraint, consumption and income/price

changes, demand for all other goods and price changes; description of
preferences (representing preferences with indifference curves); properties of
indifference curves; consumer's optimum choice; income and substitution
effects; labour supply and savings decision ‐ choice between leisure and
consumption.

4. The Firm and Perfect Market Structure

Behaviour of profit maximizing firms and the production process; short run
costs and output decisions; costs and output in the long run.

5. Imperfect Market Structure

Monopoly and anti‐trust policy; government policies towards competition;

imperfect competition.

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 6. Input Markets

Labour and land markets ‐ basic concepts (derived demand, productivity of an

input, marginal productivity of labour, marginal revenue product); demand for
labour; input demand curves; shifts in input demand curves; competitive labour
markets; and labour markets and public policy.

Readings

1. Karl E. Case and Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, Pearson Education Inc., 8th Edition,
2007.
2. N. Gregory Mankiw, Economics : Principles and Applications, India Edition by South
Western, A part of Cengage Learning India private Limited, 4th Edition, 2007.
3. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Carl E. Walsh, Economics, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York,
International Student Edition, 4th Edition, 2007.

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 SEMESTER‐II
FULL MARKS : 100
GENERIC ELECTIVE IN ECONOMICS II : MACROECONOMICS
Course Description
This course aims to introduce the students to the basic concepts of Macroeconomics.
Macroeconomics deals with the aggregate economy. This course discusses the
preliminary concepts associated with the determination and measurement of aggregate
macroeconomic variable like savings, investment, GDP, money, inflation, and the balance
of payments.
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Macroeconomics and National Income Accounting

Basic issues studied in macroeconomics; measurement of gross domestic product;

income, expenditure and the circular flow; real versus nominal ODP; price
indices; national income accounting for an open economy; balance of payments:
current and capital accounts.

2. Money

Functions of money; quantity theory of money; determination of money supply

and demand; credit creation; tools of monetary policy.

3. Inflation
Inflation and its social costs; hyperinflation.

4. The Closed Economy in the Short Run

Classical and Keynesian systems; simple Keynesian model of income determination;
IS‐LM model; fiscal and monetary multipliers.

Readings

1. Dornbusch, fischer and Startz, Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, 11th edition, 2010.
2. N. Gregory Mankiw. Macroeconomics, Worth Publishers, 7th Edition, 201O
3. Olivier Blanchard, Macroeconomics Pearson Education, Inc., 5th edition, 2009.
4. Richard T. Froyen, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education Asia, 2nd edition, 2005
5. Andrew B. Abel and Ben S. Bemanke, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Inc.,
7th edition, 2011.
6. Errol D'Souza, Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, 2009
7. Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz, international Economics, Pearson
Education Asia, 9th Edition, 2012.

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 SEMESTER‐III
FULL MARKS : 100
GENERIC ELECTIVE IN ECONOMICS III : INDIAN ECONOMY
Course Description
Using appropriate analytical frameworks, this course reviews major trends in economic
indicators and policy debates in India in the post‐Independence period, with particular
emphasis on paradigm shifts and turning points.

Course outline

1. Economic Development since Independence

Major features of the economy at independence; growth and development under

different policy regimes goals, constraints, institutions and policy framework;
an assessment of performance sustainability and regional contrasts; structural
change, savings and investment.

2. Population and Human Development

Demographic Trends and issues ; Education; Health and Malnutrition.

3. Growth and Distribution :

Trends and Policies in Poverty; Inequality and Unemployment.

4. International Comparisons

Readings :

1. Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen, 2013. An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions',
Princeton University Press.
2. Pulapre Balakrishnan, 2007, The Recovery of India: Economic, Growth in the Nehru
Era, Economic and Political Weekly, November
3. Rakesh Mohan, 2008,‐Growth Record of Indian Economy: 1950‐2008. A Story of
Sustained Savings and Investment, Economic and Political Weekly, May
4. S.L. Shetty, 2007, ‐India's Savings Performance since the Advent of Planning, in K.L.
Krishna and A. Vaidyanathan, editors, institutions and Markets in India's Development.
5. Himanshu, 2010, ‐Towards New Poverty Lines for India, Economic and Political
Weekly, January.

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6. Jean Dreze and Angus Deaton, 2009, ‐Food and Nutrition in India: Facts and
Interpretations, Economic and Political Weekly, February.
7. Himanshu. 2011, ‐Employment Trends in India: A Re‐examination, Economic and
Political Weekly, September.
8. Rama Baru et al, 2010, ‐Inequities in Access to Health Services in India: Caste, Class
and Region, Economic and Political Weekly, September.
9. Geeta G. Kingdon, 2007, ‐The Progress of School Education in India, Oxford Review
of Economic Policy.
10. J.B.G. Tilak, 2007, ‐Post Elementary Education, Poverty and Development in India,
International Journal of Educational Development
11. T. Dyson, 2008, ‐India's Demographic Transition and its Consequences for Developmentin
Uma Kapila, editor, Indian Economy Since Independence, 19th edition, Academic
Foundation.
12. Kaushik Basu, 2009, ‐China and India: Idiosyncratic Paths to High Growth, Economic and
Political Weekly, September.
13. K. James, 2008, ‐Glorifying Malthus: Current Debate on Demographic Dividend in India,
Economic and Political Weekly, June.
14. Reetika Khera, 2011, ‐India's Public Distribution System: Utilisation and Impact Journal of
Development Studies
15. Aniruddha Krishna and Devendra Bajpai, 2011, ‐Lineal Spread and Radial Dissipation:
Experiencing Growth in Rural India, 1992‐2005, Economic and Political Weekly,
September.
16. Kaushik Basu and A. Maertens, Eds, 2013, Oxford Companion to Economics, Oxford
University Press.

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 SEMESTER‐IV
FULL MARKS : 100
GENERIC ELECTIVE IN ECONOMICS IV : MONEY & BANKING
Course Description
This course exposes students to the theory and functioning of the monetary and
financial sectors of the economy. It highlights the organization, structure and role of
financial markets and institutions. It also discusses interest rates, monetary management and
instruments of monetary control. Financial and banking sector reforms and monetary policy
with special reference to India are also covered.

Course outline

1. Money

Concept, functions, measurement; theories of money supply determination.

2. Financial Institutions, Markets, Instruments and Financial Innovations

a) Role of Financial Markets and Institutions; Problem of asymmetric information‐Adverse

selection and moral hazard; financial crises.

b) Money and capital markets : organization, structure and reforms in India; role of financial
derivatives and other innovations.

3. Interest Rates

Determination; sources of interest rate differentials; theories of term structure of

interest rates; interest rates in India.

4. Banking System :

Indian Banking System, Changing Role of Indian Banking System, Banking System Reforms.

5. Central Banking

Functions of Central Bank in India, AMR, Monetary Policy.

Readings

1. Ahuja H.L. – Money and Banking

2. Basu K. – Banking in India

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 SECTION III : B.A. (PASS)

SEMESTER‐I SEMESTER‐II
Core Economics I : Principles of Core Economics II : Principles of
Microeconomics‐I Microeconomics‐II

SEMESTER‐III SEMESTER‐IV

Core Economics I : Principles of Core Economics II : Principles of

Macroeconomics‐I Macroeconomics‐II

SEMESTER‐V SEMESTER‐VI

Economic Development and Policy in India Money Banking and Public Finance

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 B.A. PASS ECONOMICS
SEMESTER‐I FULL MARKS : 100

CORE ECONOMICS I : PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS‐I

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course intends to expose the student to the basic principles in

Microeconomic Theory and illustrate with applications.

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Introduction

a) Problem of scarcity and choice: scarcity, choice and opportunity

cost; production possibility frontier; economic systems

b) Demand and supply: law of demand, determinants of demand, shifts

of demand versus movements along a demand curve, market demand, law of
supply, determinants of supply, shifts of supply versus movements along a
supply curve, market supply, market equilibrium.

c) Consumer surplus, producer surplus.

d) Elasticity: price elasticity of demand, calculating elasticity, determinants of

price elasticity, other elasticities.

2. Consumer Theory

Budget constraint, concept of utility, diminishing marginal utility,

Diamond‐ water paradox, income and substitution effects; consumer choice:
indifference curves, derivation of demand curve from indifference Curve and budget
constraint.

3. Production and Costs

(a) Production: behaviour of profit maximising firms, production process,

production functions, law of variable proportions, choice of technology,
isoquant and isocost lines, cost minimizing equilibrium condition.

(b) Costs: costs in the short run, costs in the long run, revenue and
profit maximizations, minimizing losses, short run industry supply curve,
economies and diseconomies of scale, long run adjustments.

4. Perfect Competition

Assumptions: theory of a firm under perfect competition, demand and revenue;

equilibrium of the firm in the short run and long run; long run industry supply
curve: increasing, decreasing and constant cost industries.

Readings

1. Case, Karl E. & Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, Pearson Education, Inc., 8th Edition,
2007.

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 SEMESTER‐II
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS II : PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS‐II
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a sequel to Principles of Microeconomics‐I covered in the first semester. The Objective
of the‐course is the same as in Principles of Microeconomics I.

Course Outline

1. Market Structures

a. Theory of a Monopoly Firm

Concept of imperfect competition; short run and long run price and output
decisions of a monopoly firm; concept of a supply curve under monopoly;
comparison of perfect competition and monopoly, social cost of monopoly, price
discrimination; remedies for monopoly: Antitrust laws, natural monopoly.

b. Imperfect Competition

Monopolistic competition : Assumptions, SR & LR price and output determinations under

monopolistic competition, economic efficiency and resource allocation; oligopoly :
assumptions, oligopoly models, game theory, contestable markets, role of government.

2. Consumer and Producer Theory

a. Consumer and Producer Theory in Action

Externalities, marginal cost pricing, internalising externalities, public goods; imperfect

information: adverse selection, moral hazard, social choice, government inefficiency.

b. Markets and Market Failure

Market adjustment to changes in demand, efficiency of' perfect competition;

sources of market failure: imperfect markets, public goods,
externalities, imperfect information; evaluating the market mechanism.

3. Income Distribution and Factor pricing

Input markets: demand for inputs; labour markets, land markets, profit
maximisation condition in input markets, input demand curves, distribution of income.

4. International Trade

Absolute advantage, comparative advantage, terms of trade, sources of comparative

Advantage, trade barriers, free trade/ protectionism.

Readings :

1. Case, Karl E. & Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, Pearson Education, Inc, 8th Edition, 2007.

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 SEMESTER‐III
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS III : PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS‐I
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces students to the basic concepts in Macroeconomics. Macroeconomics

deals with the aggregate economy. In this course the students are introduced to the
definition, measurement of the macroeconomic variables like GDP, consumption, savings,
investment and balance of payments. The course also discusses various theories of
determining GDP in the short run.

Course Outline

1. Introduction

What is macroeconomics? Macroeconomic issues in an economy.

2. National Income Accounting

Concepts of GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP: Measurement of national income its limitation,
nominal and real income.

3. Keynesian theory of consumption and investment.

Consumption function; meaning factors influencing consumption spending, concept of

MPC, APC, MPS, APS. Investment function meaning and factors affecting investment,
Marginal efficiency of capital, autonomous and induced investment, concept of multiplier.

4. Money in Modern Economy

Concept of money in modern economy its functions; quantity theory of money cash
transaction and cash balance approach, credit creation.

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 SEMESTER‐IV
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS IV : PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS‐II
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a sequel to Principles of Macroeconomics‐I. It analyses various theories of

determination of National Income in greater detail. It also introduces students to concept of
inflation, its relationship with unemployment and some basic concepts in an open
economy.

Course Outline

1. Employment‐classical theory of employment say's law of market. Pigovin approach.

Keynesian theory of employments‐Principle of effective demand, aggregate demand and
aggregate supply.
2. Inflation and Unemployment
Inflation‐meaning, type, measurement of Inflation, causes & effects of inflations;
relationship between inflation and unemployment, Phillips Curve.
3. Balance of Payment
Concept of balance of payment current and capital account equilibrium and
disequilibrium in balance of payment, consequences of disequilibrium of BOP. Various
measures to correct disequilibrium in balance of payment.
4. Foreign Exchange Rate
Concepts of Foreign exchange rate, determination of foreign exchange rate‐
Purchasing Parity Theory.

Readings

1. Case, Karl E. & Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, Pearson Education, Inc., 8th Edition,
2007.
2. Sikar, Shoumyen, Principles of Macroeconometrics, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press,
India.

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 SEMESTER‐V
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS V : ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY IN INDIA
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course reviews major trends in aggregate economic indicators in India and places
these against the backdrop of major policy debates in India in the post‐ Independence period.

Course Outline

1 . Issues in Growth, Development and Sustainability

2. Factors in Development Capital formation (Physical and Human); technology;

institutions

3. Population and Economic Development

Demographic trends; urbanisation.

4. Employment

Occupational structure in the organised and the unorganised sectors; open‐, under‐
and disguised unemployment (rural and urban); employment schemes and their impact.

5. Indian Development Experience

Critical evaluation of growth, inequality, poverty and competitiveness, pre and post ref Of
Ins era; savings and investment; mobilisation of internal and external finance;
monetary and fiscal policies; centre‐state financial relations.

Readings

1. Michael P Todaro and Stephen Smith Economic Development, Pearson, 11th

Edition (2011).
2. Uma Kapila, Indian Economy since Independence, Acadern ic Foundation, 19th
Edition, 2009
3. United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2010,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
4. Government of India, Economic Survey (latest)
5. Government of India, Five Year Plan (latest)
6. Government of India, Finance Commission Report (latest)

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 SEMESTER‐VI
FULL MARKS : 100
CORE ECONOMICS VI : MONEY, BANKING AND PUBLIC FINANCE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course exposes students to the theory and functioning of the monetary
and financial sectors of the economy. It highlights the organization, structure and role of
financial markets and institutions. It also discusses interest rates, monetary
management and instruments of monetary control. Financial and banking sector
reforms and monetary policy with special reference to India are also covered.
Course Outline
1. Money
Concept, functions, measurement; theories of money supply determination.
2. Financial Institutions, Markets, Instruments and Financial Innovations
a. Role of financial markets and institutions; problem of asymmetric information‐
adverse selection and moral hazard; financial crises.
b. Money and capital markets: organization, structure and reforms in India; role of
financial derivatives and other innovations.
3. Interest Rates
Determination; sources of interest rate differentials; theories of term structure
of interest rates; interest rates in India.
4. Banking System
a. Balance sheet and portfolio management.
b. Indian banking system: Changing role and structure; banking sector reforms.
5. Central Banking and Monetary Policy
Functions, Balance Sheet; Goals, Targets, Indicators and Instructions of monetary control;
monetary management in an open economy; current monetary policy of India.
6. Theories of Taxation, Public Expenditure and Public Department.
Readings :
1. F. S. Miskhin and S. G. Eakins, Financial Markets and Institutions, Pearson Education, 6th
Edition, 2009.
2. F. J. Fabozzi, F. Modigliani, F. J. Jones, M. G. Ferri, Foundations of Financial Markets and
Institutions, Pearson Education, 3rd Edition, 2009.
3. L. M. Bhole and J. Mahukud, Financial Institutions and Markets, Tata MacGraw Hill, 5th Edition,
2011.
4. M. Y. Khan, Indian Financial System, Tata MacGraw Hill, 7th Edition, 2011.
5. Various latest issues of R.B.I. Bulletins, Annual Reports, Reports on Currency and Finance and
Reports of the Working Group, IMF Staff Papers.

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