S.Y.B.A.

: Economics Pattern 2019

Deccan Education Society’s

FERGUSSON COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS),
PUNE

Syllabus
for

S. Y. B. A. Economics
[Pattern 2019]
(B.A. Semester-III and Semester-IV)

From Academic Year

2020-21

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Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune

Structure of S.Y.B.A. – Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Under CBCS pattern (2019-20) effective from June 2020

Equivalence Syllabus for Department of Economics

SY BA New CBCS Pattern Old /Existing Pattern

Sem III DSE 1A (4 credits) Special Paper 1
ECO 2301: Title: Micro Economics I Title: Micro Economics I
DSE 2A (4 credits) Special Paper 2
ECO 2302: Title: Macro Economics I Title: Macro Economics I
SEC 1A (3 credits) General Paper 2
ECO 2303: Title: Banking and Financial Title: Banking and Financial Sector I
Sector I
SEC 2A (2 credits) (Value/Skill Based) ----
ECO 2304: Title: Research Methods for
Economics I
Note: SEC 1A is CC ’1 or 2’ (General paper for other department students)

SY BA New CBCS Pattern Old Existing Pattern

Sem IV DSE 1B (4 credits) Special Paper 1
ECO 2401: Title: Micro Economics II Title: Micro Economics II
DSE 2B (4 credits) Special Paper 2
ECO 2402: Title: Macro Economics II Title: Macro Economics II
SEC 1B (3 credits) General Paper 2
ECO 2403: Title: Banking and Financial Title: Banking and Financial Sector II
Sector II
SEC 2B (2 credits) ----
(Value/Skill Based/ Field Work of SEC-1B)
ECO 2404: Title: Research Methods for
Economics II
Note: SEC 1B is CC-’1 or 2’ (General paper for other department students)

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S. Y. B. A. Semester III

Title of the Micro Economics - I (ECO2301) Number of

Course and Credits: 04
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Define the substantive as well as methodological content of the Consumer theory in
Microeconomics.
CO2 Articulate the basic theoretical framework and its components of the consumer
theory.
CO3 Apply the basic theoretical framework and the components of consumer theory in
day-to-day decision making.
CO4 Compare the association between the Utility analysis and Demand curve, understand
Demand analysis, Supply analysis and the introductory concepts of Producer’s
theory.
CO5 Appraise the Profit earning capacities of a producing unit based on Cost and
Revenue analysis.
CO6 Develop a model from real life scenarios.

Unit. No. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Introduction and Tools of Economics 8
1.1 Basic principles and themes of Economics with proper
definitions.
1.2 Positive, Normative, Static, Dynamic Economics
1.3 Variables – Dependent, Independent, Endogenous, Exogenous
1.4 Tools of economics – Functions, Equations with types,
Schedules, Graphs, Curves, Slopes, Budget line (sums)
1.5 Concept of goods and their types
II Consumers Theory 16
2.1 Cardinal Approach – Features of Utility, Law of DMU, Total and
Marginal Utility, Utility Function with Examples.
2.2 Ordinal Approach – Indifference Curve Analysis – Assumptions,
Properties, Types, Indifference map, Concept of MRS
2.3 Utility Maximization – ICs and Budget Constraints
2.4 Revealed Preference Theory
2.5 Income Effect – ICC, Engle curve for Normal and Inferior goods
2.6 Substitution Effect
2.7 Price Effect – PCC for Normal, Gifften goods, PE = IE + SE,
Marshallian demand curve,
2.8 Law of Demand – Determinants, Assumptions, Schedule, Curve,
Exceptions, Market demand, Demand function
2.9 Elasticity of Demand – Price with types, Income, Cross with
sums.
III Producers theory 10
3.1 Flow and Stock of goods

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3.2 Law of supply – Determinants, Assumptions, Schedule, Graph,

Exceptions (Backword bending supple curve), Market supply,
Supply function
3.3 Elasticity of Supply – Price elasticity with Sums
3.4 Market equilibrium, Consumers and Producers surplus
IV Production Theory 14
4.1 Introduction to Iso-quants, MRTS, Iso-cost line, CobbDouglas
Production function with sums
4.2 Law of Variable Proportions
4.3 Law of returns to scale
4.4 Revenue Analysis – TR, AR, MR
4.5 Cost Analysis – Types of costs (Total, Average, Marginal, Fixed,
Variable, Sunk), Cost curves, Cost function – sums
4.6 Short run and Long run cost and their relationship
4.7 Profit Maximisation – TR-TC, MR=MC, Sums

Learning Resources:
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. Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld and Prem Mehta, Microeconomics, 7thEdition, Pearson.
3. Dominick Salvatore: Principles of Microeconomics, 5th edition
4. Edward Dowling, Theory and problems of Introduction to Mathematical Economics, 3rd
Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Dr H. L. Ahuja: Modern Economics, 19th edition

मराठी संदर्भ :

1. सूक्ष्म अर्थशास्र, प्रा. राम दे शमुख ,विद्या प्रकाशन ,नागपूर

2. सूक्ष्म आवर्थक विश्लेषण भाग १ ि भाग 2, प्रा. डॉ. राजेंद्र रसाळ ,सक्सेस प्रकाशन पुणे
3. उच्चतर आवर्थक वसद्ाां त, प्रा. कृष्णराि पाटील ,श्री मांगेश प्रकाशन ,नागपूर
4. सूक्ष्म अर्थशास्राचा वसद्ाां त, पांकज टां ड़न, सागे पब्लिकेशन्स पुणे
5. मौवद्रक अर्थशास्त्र, प्रा. बोधनकर ,प्रा.मेधा कानेटकर ,साईनार् प्रकाशन नागपूर
6. अांशलक्षी अर्थशास्र, डॉ. मुकुांदमहाजन, वनरालीपब्लिकेशन पुणे

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Title of the Macro Economics - I (ECO2302) Number of

Course and Credits: 04
Course
Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Define and articulate the substantive as well as methodological content of
Macroeconomics.
CO2 Discuss the basic theoretical framework underlying the field of
macroeconomics and interpret the components of macroeconomic framework.
CO3 Examine the functioning of the economy as a whole by studying the
component markets.
CO4 Break down how the economy’s total output of goods and services, quantity
of money, employment of resources is determined and what causes these
totals to fluctuate.
CO5 Evaluate the macroeconomic performance indicators.
CO6 Collect macroeconomic data and understand the relationships.

Unit. No Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Introduction 12
1.1 Economic Models and use of models in Macroeconomics.
1.2 Various components of an economic model - Accounting
and behavioral relationships (Identities and equations);
Ex-ante and Ex-post; Lag
1.3 Circular flow of Income – Two sectors Model, Three
sectors Model, four Sectors model
II The Goods Market 12
2.1 Consumption Function - Meaning, Psychological law of
consumption, APC, MPC, Factors influencing
consumption function
2.2 Saving - APS and MPS, Paradox of Saving
2.3 Investment- Meaning, Types, Gross and Net Investment,
Autonomous and Induced investment; Investment
Function- Concept and determinants; Marginal Efficiency
of Capital
2.4 Aggregate expenditure in closed and open economy
2.5 Multiplier and accelerator
2.6 Derivation of IS Curve
2.7 Fiscal policy implications
III Money Market 12
3.1 Money - Definition and Functions
3.2 Quantity Theory of Money

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3.3 Cash Balance Approach

3.4 Friedman’s Approach
3.5 RBI’s several money measures.
3.6 Derivation of LM Curve
3.7 Monetary policy implications
IV Labour Market 12
4.1 Say’s Law of Market- Classical theory of employment,
criticism by Keynes and Keynesian Theory of
Employment
4.2 Sticky wages and unemployment
4.3 Less than full-employment equilibrium

Learning Resources:
1. Blanchard, O. J., & Johnson, D. R. (2017). Macroeconomics (6e ed.). Boston:
Pearson
2. DSouza, E. (2012). Macroeconomics (2nd ed.). Pearson Education.
3. Shapiro, E. (2013). Macroeconomic Analysis. Galgotia Publications.
4. Dornbusch, R., Fischer, S., &Startz, R. (2018). Macroeconomics (12th ed.). McGraw
Hill Education.
5. Mankiw, G., & Taylor, M. (2017). Macroeconomics (4e ed.). Cengage.
6. Froyen, R. T. (2014). Macroeconomics: theories and policies (10e ed.). Pearson.
7. Abel, A. B., Bernanke, B., & Croushore, D. (2017). Macroeconomics (9th ed.).
Pearson Education Limited.
8. दे शमुख, राम (2011). आधुवनक स्र्ूल अर्थशास्त्र(1st ed.). विद्या प्रकाशन.
9. https://data.worldbank.org/
10. https://www.rbi.org.in/
11. https://unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/

Additional Reading List

 Dillard, D. (1960), The Economics of John Maynard Keynes,
CrossbyLockwoodandSons,London.
 Day A.C.L. (1960) Outline of Monetary Economics, Oxford University Press, Oxford
 Higgins, B. (1963), Economic Development: Principles, Problems and Policies,
Central Book Depot, Allahbad.
 Keynes, J.M. (1936), The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,
Macmillan, London.
 Kindleberger, C.P. (1958), Economic Development, McGraw-Hill Book
Company,New York.
 Lucas, R. (1981), Studies in Business Cycle Theory, MIT Press,
Cambridge,Massachusetts.

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Title of the Banking and Financial Sector - I (ECO2303) Number of

Course and Credits: 03
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Recite the history & show the structure of Banking System in India,
Identifying the responsibilities of the Central Bank and its policy
instruments.
CO2 Understand the structure and functioning of Commercial and Co-op
Banking in India, along with their balance sheet components.
CO3 Solve sums related to Simple, Compound interest and know the basics of
EMI computation.
CO4 Analyse how bank manages liquidity, profitability & day to day functions.
CO5 Evaluate the multiple credit creation process of the bank and its role in the
economy.
CO6 Compile all New Technology in Banking Industry for making transactions
& for using various banking facilities.

Unit. No. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Introduction to Indian Banking System and Regulatory 12
body
1.1 Evolution of Banking in India
1.2 Structure of Indian banking system
1.3 Functions and objectives of RBI
1.4 Money measures – M0, M1, M2, M3, M4
1.5 Credit control instruments – Quantitative, Qualitative
II Functions of Banking System I 08
2.1 Functions of Commercial Banks – Primary and
Secondary
2.2 Structure of Cooperative Banks
III Functions of Banking System II 12
3.1 Components of the balance Sheet of a Commercial
Bank
3.2 Liquidity, Profitability – Concepts, trade off, Factors
determining liquidity and Profitability
3.3 Multiple Credit Creation – Process and Limitations

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3.4 Interest – Simple, Compound, Nominal and Effective

rate of Interest
3.5 EMI calculations
IV New Technology in Banking 16
4.1 E-Banking – Need and Importance
4.2 Green Banking – Need and Importance
4.3 Instruments of Modern Banking – Tele Banking, Mobile Banking,
Net Banking, ATM, Credit card, Debit card
4.4 Methods of Remittances –Demand Drafts, Types of cheques,
Letter of credit, Electronics Transferred funds – NEFT, RTGS,
IMPS, E-Wallets, SWIFT, Block chain
4.5 Core Banking

Learning Resources:

1. Reserve Bank of India, Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India.

2. Reserve Bank of India, Report on Currency and Finance(Annual).
3. M. L. Jhingan (8th edition)
4. Vrinda Publications - Money, Banking, International trade and Public Finance
5. Suraj B Gupta; Chand Publications – Monetary Economics

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Title of the Research Methods for Economics - I (ECO2304) Number of

Course and Credits: 02
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Report various types of research.
CO2 Compare the tools of research.
CO3 Examine the nuances of technical writing in scientific research.
CO4 Interpret scientific writing.
CO5 Analyse practices associated with research.
CO6 Examine the ethical aspects in research.

Unit. No. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Introduction 04
1.1 What is research
1.2 Overview of research processes
1.3 Qualitative and quantitative research
1.4 Choice of a topic
1.5 Developing a research proposal
II Tools for Research 10
2.1 Literature survey - finding, critically evaluating and
describing the relevant economic literature
2.2 Experimental skills
2.3 Data analysis - finding relevant economic data sources
and collecting economic data, analyzing these data
using appropriate qualitative, statistical and
econometric techniques
2.4 Design of Experiments
III Writing the Research 06
3.1 Technical writing (use of Microsoft Word, Excel)
3.2 Technical Presentations (use of Microsoft Excel
PowerPoint)
3.3 Clearly and meaningfully summarizing, tabulating and
explaining the findings
3.4 Bibliography, citation and referencing
IV Good Practices in Research 04
4.1 Intellectual Property
4.2 Ethics in Research

Learning Resources:
1. Marc Blaug: The Methodology of Economics or How Economists Explain. Published
by the Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge 1992 (reprint 2006).
2. New Directions in Economic Methodology. Edited by Roger E. Backhouse.
Publisher: Routledge, New York. 1994. (e-book:
http://www.questia.com/read/103852508?title=New%20Directions%20in%20Econom
ic%20Methodology ).

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3. Research Methodology in Applied Economics. By Don E. Ethridge. WileyBlackwell

2004.
4. C. R. Kothari, Research Methodology – Methods & Techniques, New Age
international.
5. W. Goddart, S. Melville, Research Methodology – An Introduction, JUTA
6. Bickman, L. J., and D. J. Rog, eds. Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods.
Thousand Oaks: Sage, 1998.

S. Y. B. A. Semester IV
Title of the Micro Economics - II (ECO2401) Number of
Course and Credits: 04
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Identify the substantive as well as methodological content of the theory of
production and distribution in Microeconomics.
CO2 Infer the market analysis framework and firm’s behaviour in the different
market structures in the economy.
CO3 Examine the principles behind factor pricing.
CO4 Correlate the concepts in welfare analysis.
CO5 Evaluate the content of Microeconomics during the real-world decision
making.
CO6 Perform analysis of microeconomic application in real world.

Unit. No. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Perfect Markets 12
1.1 Perfect Competition- Features, P = AR = MR
1.2 Short run equilibrium – Profit maximization,
Super normal, Normal, Subnormal, shut down,
Sums
1.3 Long run equilibrium
1.4 Supply curve – Firm and Industry
II Imperfect Competitive 14
2.1 i. Monopoly –Characteristics, Types and Sources
of Monopoly
ii. Price Discrimination – First, Second and Third
iii. Equilibrium – Monopolist’s Output decision,
Deadweight loss in Monopoly,
2.2 i. Monopolistic Competition – Characteristics,
Selling cost concept
ii. Short run, Long run Equilibrium
2.3 Oligopoly – Characteristics, Cartel theory
2.4 Duopoly – Characteristics, Cournot Model,
Bertrand Model
2.5 Game theory – Players, Strategies, Nash
equilibrium, Prisoner’s Dilemma
III Factor Pricing 14
3.1 The Marginal Productivity theory of distribution

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3.2 Rent – Ricardian theory of Rent, Modern theory

of
Rent, Quasi Rent
3.3 Wages – Modern theory of wage, backward
banding labor supply curve, Exploitation,
collective bargaining
3.4 Interest – Loanable funds theory, Keynesian
Liquidity preference theory
3.5 Profit – Risk theory, Uncertainty theory,
Innovation theory, Dynamic theory
IV Introduction to Welfare Economics 08
4.1 Social Welfare Functions – Pigouvian Function
4.2 Pareto Optimality Theorem through Edgeworth
Box

Learning Resources:

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. Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld and Prem Mehta, Microeconomics, 7thEdition, Pearson.
3. Dominick Salvatore: Principles of Microeconomics, 5th edition
4. Edward Dowling, Theory and problems of Introduction to Mathematical Economics, 3rd
Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Dr H. L. Ahuja: Modern Economics, 19th edition

मराठी संदर्भ :
1. सूक्ष्म अर्थशास्र, प्रा. राम दे शमुख ,विद्या प्रकाशन ,नागपूर
2. सूक्ष्म आवर्थक विश्लेषण भाग १ ि भाग 2, प्रा. डॉ. राजेंद्र रसाळ ,सक्सेस प्रकाशन पुणे
3. उच्चतर आवर्थक वसद्ाां त, प्रा. कृष्णराि पाटील ,श्री मांगेश प्रकाशन ,नागपूर
4. सूक्ष्म अर्थशास्राचा वसद्ाां त, पांकज टां ड़न, सागे पब्लिकेशन्स पुणे
5. मौवद्रक अर्थशास्त्र, प्रा. बोधनकर ,प्रा.मेधा कानेटकर ,साईनार् प्रकाशन नागपूर
6. अांशलक्षी अर्थशास्र, डॉ. मुकुांदमहाजन, वनरालीपब्लिकेशन पुणे

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Title of the Macro Economics - II (ECO2402) Number of

Course and Credits: 04
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Cite the building blocks of New Keynesian Macroeconomics.
CO2 Exemplify the component markets and build the AD-AS model and infer
policy implications in the Macroeconomy.
CO3 Distinguish measures and consequences of inflation.
CO4 Measure the relation between inflation and unemployment.
CO5 Integrate the cyclical movement of output and to understand the influences
of opening up of an economy on the Macroeconomic framework.
CO6 Collect data and perform analysis.

Unit. No. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I The Macro Economy 12
1.1 Derivation of AD curve from goods and money market
1.2 Derivation of AS curve from labour market
1.3 AD-AS model and implications of policies
Impact and interaction of fiscal and monetary policies
II Inflation and Deflation 06
2.1 Inflation- Meaning and Causes
2.2 Demand Pull and Cost Push Inflation
2.3 Consequences of Inflation
2.4 Deflation- Meaning, Causes and Consequences
2.5 Measuring inflation
2.6 Index Number – Meaning, Construction, Importance
and Limitations, Significance of base change.
III Business Cycles and Growth 12
3.1 Meaning and Features of Business Cycles
3.2 Phases of Business Cycles
3.3 Control of Business Cycles- Monetary and Fiscal
Controls
3.4 Samuelson’s Model
3.5 Solow’s Growth Model
IV Post Keynesian Development 10
4.1 Elements of Monetarism
4.2 Stagflation
4.3 Philips Curve
4.4 New Policy Option- Market Policy, Income and Price
Policy
4.5 Supply Side Economics- As a response to the
Problems of Stagflation
4.6 Introduction to Neo-Classical Macroeconomics
4.7 Introduction to Rational Expectations
V Open Economy Macroeconomics 08

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5.1 Balance of Payments

5.2 Exchange rates
5.3 Mundell-Fleming Model

Learning Resources:

1. Blanchard, O. J., & Johnson, D. R. (2017). Macroeconomics (6e ed.). Boston:

Pearson
2. DSouza, E. (2012). Macroeconomics (2nd ed.). Pearson Education.
3. Shapiro, E. (2013). Macroeconomic Analysis. Galgotia Publications.
4. Dornbusch, R., Fischer, S., &Startz, R. (2018). Macroeconomics (12th ed.). McGraw
Hill Education.
5. Mankiw, G., & Taylor, M. (2017). Macroeconomics (4e ed.). Cengage.
6. Froyen, R. T. (2014). Macroeconomics: theories and policies (10e ed.). Pearson.
7. Abel, A. B., Bernanke, B., & Croushore, D. (2017). Macroeconomics (9th ed.).
Pearson Education Limited.
8. Samuelson, P. (1939). Interactions between the Multiplier Analysis and the Principle
of Acceleration. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 21(2), 75-78.
doi:10.2307/1927758 Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1927758
9. दे शमुख, राम (2011). आधुनिक स्थूल अथभशास्त्र(1st ed.). निद्या प्रकाशि.
10. https://www.rbi.org.in/

Additional Reading List

 Dillard, D. (1960), The Economics of John Maynard Keynes,
CrossbyLockwoodandSons,London.
 Day A.C.L. (1960) Outline of Monetary Economics, Oxford University Press,Oxford
 Higgins, B. (1963), Economic Development: Principles, Problems and
Policies,Central Book Depot, Allahbad.
 Keynes, J.M. (1936), The General Theory of Employment, Interest and
Money,Macmillan, London.
 Kindleberger, C.P. (1958), Economic Development, McGraw-Hill Book
Company,New York.
 Lucas, R. (1981), Studies in Business Cycle Theory, MIT Press,
Cambridge,Massachusetts.

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Title of the Banking and Financial Sector - II (ECO2403) Number of

Course and Credits: 03
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Recognise different committees which had worked on different aspects of
Financial Market since 1992, and recite their recommendations and
implementations.
CO2 Understand different instruments of Money market and the structure and
issues of NBFCs
CO3 Articulate the whole structure of Capital market and main instruments in it.
CO4 Analyse the difference between primary and secondary markets and the
working in the same.
CO5 Evaluate the fundamentals of stock market and know the basis of mutual
funds.
CO6 Collect the information about contemporary events such as Autonomy of
RBI, Issues related to NPAs etc. in Indian financial sector.

Unit. NO. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Banking sector reforms 12
1.1 Narsimhan committee 1 and Narsimhan committee 2
1.2 Urjit Patel committee
1.3 Nachiket Mor committee
1.4 Bimal Jalan committee
II Money Market and NBFCs 12
2.1 Features and functions of money market
2.2 Instruments of money market – Call money market, T-
bills, Commercial papers
2.3 Types of NBFCs
2.3 Challenges before NBFCs
III Stock Market 12
3.1 Primary and Secondary markets
3.2 Characteristics and Features of Equities
3.3 Types of shares
3.3.1. Ordinary Shares

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3.3.2 Preference Shares

3.3.3 bonus share
3.4 Initial Public Offer IPO
3.4.1 Follow up Public Offer
3.5 Types of Debentures
3.6 Stock exchanges - NSE and BSE
3.6.1 NIFTY
3.6.2 SENSEX
3.7 Demat account
3.8 Mutual Funds and its types
IV Contemporary issues in Financial system 12
4.1 NPAs: Types, Reasons and Remedies
4.2 Disinvestments
4.3 Mergers and acquisitions
4.4 Autonomy of RBI

Learning Resources:
1. Reserve Bank of India, Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India.
2. Reserve Bank of India, Report on Currency and Finance (Annual).
3. Day, A.C.L. (1960), Outline of Monetary Economics, Oxford University Press,
Oxford.
4. De Kock, M.H.(1960),Central Banking, Staples Press, London.
5. Due J.F.(1963), Government Finance, Irwin, Homewood.
6. Harris, C.L.(1961), Money and Banking, Allyn and Bacon, London.

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Title of the Research Methods for Economics - II (ECO2404) Number of

Course and Credits: 02
Course Code
Course Outcomes (COs)
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
CO1 Articulate a research problem in Economics and identify related research
questions.
CO2 Analyse existing research relevant to the problem.
CO3 Assess the nature and state of the issue.
CO4 Identify and articulate source of data and methodology required for
conducting the research.
CO5 Produce a written proposal for research.
CO6 Illustrate the literature reviewed in proper bibliography.

Unit. No. Title of Unit and Contents No. of.

Lectures
I Research project based on learnings from the course on 24
Research Methods in Economics I

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