B.A in Economics

Course Structure

Development, Economic Growth and human resource-
Meaning, factors of Development and Growth - Capital- Physical and human, Research and
Development, technology, Basic characteristics of developing countries.
Role and importance of human resource Development, Factors of H.R.D. . Human Development
index.
Theories of Development and Growth.
Theories of Development- Classical, Schumpeter, Rostow, Gunnar Myrdel, Harshmen, Balanced
VS Unbalanced Growth.
Sectoral Development - Industry & Import-Export.
Role and Importance of Industrialization, Import-Substitution and export led Growth strategy,
Economic reforms in India- Privatization, Liberalization and Globalization.
Environment & Development-
Environmental implication on Development-renewable and Non-renewable resources, Limits to
Growth and sustainable development.
Environmental Degradation and development-
Evaluation of environmental damages (Land, Water, Air & Forest) & Its impact on economy.
Basic concepts -
Population, Sample, Frequency distribution, cumulative frequency, Graphical representation
of data, Techniques of data collection, Sampling VS population.
Measures of central Tendencies - Mean, Median, Mode.
Measures of dispersion - Range, Mean- deviation, Standard deviation, Co- efficient of
variation.
Correlation and Regression
Karl pearson's Co-efficient of correlation and Spearman's Rank correlation.
Regression Analysis, Co-efficient of regression, Use and Application of regression.
Time Series Analysis -
Concept and components, Method of moving Average, Laspeyer's, Paasche's and Fisher's Index
number, problems in the construction of index number and their himilation.
Concept and Definition of Research, Selection of Research problems
Problems of Research in social sciences, Types of Research.
Hypothesis - Meaning & Types, Research Report writing, primary and secondary Data - Concept
and sources, Development of Questionnaire and schedule, Characteristics of Good Questionnaire.