Grade "A+" Accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.46
This course deals with the principles of Macroeconomics. The coverage includes determination of and linkages between major economic variables; level of output and prices, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates. The course is designed to study the impact of monetary and fiscal policy on the aggregate behaviour of individuals.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Unit I (2 weeks)
Measurement of macroeconomic variables: National Income Accounts, Gross Domestic Product, National Income, Personal and Personal disposable income; Classical theory of income and employment: Quantity Theory of Money – Cambridge version, Classical aggregate demand curve, Classical theory of interest rate, effect of fiscal and monetary policy.
References:
Froyen, R.P. (2011). Macroeconomics-theories and policies (8th Edition). Pearson (Chapter 2 and Chapter 3)
Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer and Richard Startz (2010). Macroeconomics (9th Edition). Tata McGraw Hill (Chapter 2)
Unit II (3 weeks)
Simple Keynesian model: goods and money market equilibrium, changes in equilibrium, multiplier, effect of fiscal and monetary policy; IS-LM model: properties of IS-LM curves, factors affecting the position and slope of IS-LM curves, determination of equilibrium income and interest rates, effect of monetary and fiscal policy; slopes of IS-LM curves and effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies
References:
Froyen, R.P. (2011). Macroeconomics-theories and policies (8th Edition). Pearson (Chapter 7)
Unit III (2 weeks)
Keynesian system of aggregate supply and demand: Keynesian demand curve; Keynesian aggregate demand with classical aggregate supply, flexible price fixed money wage model; labour supply and variability in money wage; factors that shift the aggregate supply schedule
References:
Froyen, R.P. (2011). Macroeconomics-theories and policies (8th Edition). Pearson (Chapter 7)
Unit IV (2 weeks)
Inflation: meaning; demand and supply side factors; consequences of inflation; anti-inflationary policies; natural rate theory; monetary policy-output and inflation (monetarist view); Phillips curve: short run and long run
References:
Froyen, R.P. (2011). Macroeconomics-theories and policies (8th Edition). Pearson (Chapter 9)
Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer and Richard Startz (2010). Macroeconomics (9th Edition). Tata McGraw Hill (Chapter 16)
Unit V (3 weeks)
Brief introduction to Balance of Payment (BOP) account; market for foreign exchange and exchange rate; monetary and fiscal policy in open economy; Mundell Fleming model: perfect capital mobility and imperfect capital mobility under fixed and flexible exchange rate.
References:
Froyen, R.P. (2011). Macroeconomics-theories and policies (8th Edition). Pearson (Chapter 14)
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