Hs101 Course-2017 - IIT Bombay PDF

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY

HS 101: ECONOMICS Teaching and Examination Schedule Topic No. 1 2 3 4

17 July, 2017

Title of the Topic

The Central Concepts and Fundamental Principles of Economics Markets, State (Government) and The Modern Mixed Economy Basic Elements of Demand and Supply and Government Policies Different Types of Elasticities and Applications in Economics Class Test (I) in Microeconomics (10% Weightage) Covering Topics 1 to 4 5 Theory of Consumer Behaviour Theory of Production and Types of Business Organizations 6 7 Analysis of Costs and Implications 8 The Theory of Perfect Competition  Firm and Industry Level Analysis 9 Imperfect Competition and Monopoly 10 Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition Mid-Semester Examination (30% Weightage) Covering Topics 1 to 10 11 An Overview of Macroeconomics 12 Measuring a Nation’s Economic Activities  National Income Accounting 13 Theories of Consumption and Investment 14 Aggregate Demand and Supply Class Test (II) in Macroeconomics (10% Weightage) Covering Topics 11 to 14 15 The Multiplier Model 16 Money, Banking and Financial Markets 17 Monetary Policy Tools and Implications Relationship Between Inflation, Unemployment and Growth 18 Introduction to Open Economy Macroeconomics 19

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End-Semester Examination (50% Weightage)  Topics 1 to 10 having 10% ; Topics 11 to 14 will have 10%; and Topics 15 to 19 will be having 30% Weightage.

Text Book: Samuelson Paul A, William D. Nordhaus, Economics, 19th Edition, [Indian Adaptation by S. Chaudhuri and A. Sen] Tata McGraw-Hill, 2010. The 18th Edition can also be used for this course. Supplementary Reading: Mankiw, N. Gregory, Principles of Economics, 3rd Indian Edition, Thompson Learning, 2007. Teaching Arrangements and Slots for HS101 Division

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S3

LH101

Instructor Micro Macro KN SB

SLOT 2

MONDAY 9.30-10.25

TUESDAY 10.35-11.30

THURSDAY 11.35-12.30

KN: Prof. K. Narayanan

SB: Prof. S.Bhattacharyya

Email: [email protected]

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