The BA Economics Subjects especially cover topic such as Matter of economics, supply and demand , interval estimation,Introduction to Macroeconomics and national income etc.
Name of the Course | Topics Covered |
Introductory Economics | Exploring the subject matter of Economics; Supply and Demand; Households; Firms and Perfect Market Structure; Imperfect Market Structure; Input Markets. |
Statistical Methods in Economy | Introduction and Overview; Elementary Probability Theory; Random Variables and Probability Distributions; Random Sampling and Jointly Distributed Random Variables. |
Mathematical Methods in Economics | Preliminaries; Single-variable optimization; Functions of one real variable; Integration of functions; Difference Equations. |
Introductory Macroeconomics | Introduction to Macroeconomics and National Income Accounting; Money; Inflation; The closed economy in the Short Run. |
Statistical Methods in Economics-II | Sampling; Point and Interval Estimation; Hypothesis testing; Simple Linear Regression. |
Mathematical Methods in Economics-II | Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Functions of Several Real Variables; Multi-variable Optimisation. |
Intermediate Economics | Consumer Theory; Production, Cost and Perfect Competition. |
Intermediate Macroeconomics | Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Curves; Inflation, Unemployment, and Expectations; Open Economy Models. |
Economic History of India: 1857-1947 | Introduction: Colonial India: Background and Introduction; Macro Trends; Agriculture; Railways and Industry; Economy and State in the Imperial Context. |
Introductory Econometrics | Nature and Scope of Econometrics; Statistical Concepts; Simple Linear Regression Model: Two-Variable Case; Multiple Linear Regression Model; Violations of Classical Assumptions: Consequences, Detection, and Remedies; Specification Analysis. |
Intermediate Microeconomics-II | General Equilibrium, Efficiency, and Welfare; Market Structure and Game Theory; Market Failure. |
Intermediate Macroeconomics-II | Economic Growth; Microeconomic Foundations; Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Schools of Macroeconomic Thoughts |
Economy, State and Society | Analysing Social Change in Historical Perspective; Capitalism as an Evolving Economic System; The State of Capitalism. |
Indian Economic Development Since 1947-I | Economic development since Independence; Population and Human Development; Growth and Distribution; International Comparisons. |
Indian Economic Development Since 1947-II | Macroeconomic Policies and Their Impact; Policies and Performance in Agriculture; Policies and Performance in Industry; Trends and Performance in Services. |
Development Theory and Experience-I | Conceptions of Development; Growth Models and Empirics; Poverty and Inequality: Definitions, Measures, and Mechanisms; Political Institutions and the Functioning of the State. |
Public Economics | Public Economic Theory; Indian Public Finances. |
Optional Papers: | |
Economics of Health and Education | Role of Health and Education in Human Development; Microeconomic Foundations of Health Economics; Evaluation of Health Programs; Health Sector in India: An Overview; Education: Investment in Human Capital; Education Sector in India: An Overview |
Political Economy | Introduction and Historical Overview; Changing Dynamics of Capitalist Production, Organisational Form, and Labour Process; The State in the Era of Globalisation: Welfare, Development, and Autonomy; The Changing Role of Finance; The Social Dimension; New Perspectives. |
Topics in Macroeconomics-I | Normal Form games; Extensive Form Games with perfect information. |
Advanced Macroeconomics | Review of Aggregate Supply-Aggregate Demand Model; Rational Expectations and Implications for Economic Policy; Introduction to Dynamic Models; Economic Growth; Overlapping Generations Model. |
Money and Financial Markets | Money; Financial Institutions, Markets, Instruments and Financial Innovations; Interest Rates; Banking System; Central Banking and Monetary Policy. |
International Economics | Introduction; Theories of International Trade; Trade Policy; International Macroeconomic Policy. |
Development Theory and Experience | Demography and Development; Land, Labor and Credit Markets; Land, Labor and Credit Markets; Environment and Sustainable Development; Globalisation. |
Optional Paper: | |
Comparative Economic Development: 1850-1950 | Introduction and Perspectives on Comparative Economic Development; An Overview of Economic Development of the countries selected for case studies; Agriculture; Industry; The Factory System and Making of the Industrial Working Class; The Role of the State in Industrial and Developmental Transition. |
Applied Econometrics | Stages in Empirical Econometric Research; Regression Diagnostics and Specification; Advanced Topics in Regression Analysis; Panel Data Models; Introduction to Econometric Software Package. |
Topics in Microeconomics-II | Repeated Games; Simultaneous move games with incomplete information (Bayesian games); Extensive form games with imperfect information; Information economics. |
Financial Economics | Investment Theory and Portfolio Analysis: a. Deterministic cash-flow streams, b. Single-period random cash flows, c. CAPM; Options and Derivatives; Corporate Finance. |
Environmental Economics | Introduction; The Theory of Externalities; The Design and Implementation of Environmental Policy; International Environmental Problems; Measuring the Benefits of Environmental Improvements; Sustainable Development. |
There are two concentrations of B.A. economics. They are:
Applied Economics: Enables students to apply economics and econometrics to the analysis of topical issues and policy options.
Economic Theory and Econometrics: provides a foundation of advanced economic theory and strong preparation for graduate studies in economics.