Master of Arts in Applied Economics

The postgraduate course in Applied Economics is the flagship programme of the department of economics with intensive specialisations in areas of finance and development. The uniqueness of the programme is the judicious blend of economic theory accounting for interdisciplinarity and empirical measurement tools.

Industrial exposure through internships and visits, mastery in scientific analysis through advanced quantitative methods, statistics, econometrics along with engagements in theory such as in Gender Economics,

Ethics and Economics, Agricultural Economics and so on and latest soft skills make students competent to take up the most challenging careers in business, industry, public sector and advanced academic research. The programme spanning four semesters intends to impart the necessary skills and capabilities to meet the challenges of the everchanging vibrant economic environment.

Why choose this course?

• Critical Thinking
• Economic Analysis
• Research skill
• Informed Policy making
• Service learning
• Industry exposure

What you will learn?

• Emphasis on research culture among PG students.
• Industry exposure through Internships.
• Experiential learning through Field Visit.
• Impressive placement record for PG students.
• Social outreach through service learning.
• Collaborative academic programs through talks, conferences, workshops, seminars etc.

Modules

• MS Excel for Data Analysis
• Microeconomic theory and applications-I
• Macroeconomic theory and policy-I
• Research Methodology for Applied Economics
• Microeconomic theory and applications-II
• Macroeconomic theory and policy-II
• Advanced Mathematical Economics
• Econometric Methods
• Economics of Health and Education
• Economics of Growth and Development
• Behavioural Economics
• Business Analytics with PYTHON
• Economics of Labour Markets
• Public Finance and Policy
• Environment and Resource Economics
• International  Trade and Finance

Semester 1

• Statistics for Data Analysis
• History of Economic Thought
• Applied Financial Economics
• Agricultural Economics

Semester 2

• Economics of Banking and Insurance
• Economics of Industrial Organization
• Economics of Gender
• Business Analytics Using R

Semester 3

• Internship
• Operations Research
• Ethics and Economics
• Indian Economy
• Applied Econometrics

Semester 4

• Dissertation

Career prospects

• Teaching
• Researcher
• Data analyst
• Policy analyst
• Financial consultant
• Environmental Economist
• Health economist
• Behavioural economist
• Social enterprise owner