Academics 

The Department of Economics at St. Xavier's College in Jaipur offers the following course: 

1. UG and PG Economics courses

2. Add on / Certificate Courses 

3. Bridge Course 

4. Summer School 

The details of the following course is given below. 

About Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Economics Course

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Economics is a three year undergraduate programme with an annual scheme in Economics. This course is designed to introduce and familiarize the students to fundamentals of economics and let students apply their knowledge of economics towards critical appraisal of real-world problems and apply research skills towards identifying innovative and scientific solutions. The program aims to provide the students with an analytical approach to look at global issues and attain a deeper, more subtle understanding of possible explanations and their extensive influences on the society.

Under the B.A. Honours (Economics) course, a student is expected to opt for one subsidiary subject along with the honours subject. There are four main papers under the honours subject and two papers under the subsidiary subject, for all three years. In addition to this, in the first year there are four compulsory subjects (General English, General Hindi, Elementary Computer Application, Environmental Science) as well. 

1. Duration- 3 years

2. Number of Seats - 90

3. Medium- English only

4. Examination Pattern - yearly exams

5. University Website Link for Syllabus

For BA (Hons.) Economics 

B.A. Hons. Part I 

B.A. Hons. Part II

B.A. Hons Part III

A candidate shall be required to select the subjects out of the following combinations:

• Statistics 

• Geography 

• Psychology

• History

• Political Science

• English Literature

• Public Administration

• Sociology

For Subsidiary Subjects 

B.A. Part I 

B.A Part II 

B.A. Part III

About Master of Arts Economics Course

Master of Arts Economics is a two-year full time course with an annual scheme in Economics. This course is for those students who are interested in knowing the economic aspects of every activity happening around.

1. Duration- 2 years

2. Number of Seats - 40

3. Medium- English only

4. Examination Pattern - yearly exams

5. University Website Link for Syllabus 

Doing Economics

(For UG and PG Students)

Duration: 30 Hours

Introduction

The department of Economics will offer a course ‘Doing Economics’ developed by CORE Economics Education (www.core-econ.org). The aim of teaching this course is to introduce students to the art, practice, and excitement of using data to understand economics and policy analysis. Doing Economics is a unique empirical resource created by a worldwide collaboration of economists and social scientists. The Core team has designed it primarily to complement their books Economy, Society, and Public Policy and The Economy. Doing Economics allows the students to gain hands-on experience with real-world data in areas of pressing importance to contemporary societies. The course is open primarily to students with an economics background and the total number of seats are 30 on first come first bases. 

Benefits

1. Teach students the practical applicability of economics

2. Enhance knowledge of students in environmental sustainability, inequality, and wellbeing, or policies to address public health problems

3. Developed for students to understand economics and policy analysis using data. This course uses easily available software spreadsheet applications (Excel or Google Sheets), or a programming language (R) for data analysis

4. Doing economics allows gaining hands-on training on real-world data

Syllabus

1. Measuring climate change

2. Collecting and analyzing data from experiments

3. Measuring the effect of a sugar tax

4. Measuring wellbeing

5. Measuring inequality: Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients

6. Measuring management practices

7. Supply and demand

8. SupMeasuring the non-monetary cost of unemployment

9. Credit-excluded households in a developing country

10. Characteristics of banking systems around the world

11. Measuring willingness to pay for climate change mitigation

12. Government policies and popularity: Hong Kong cash handout

Bridge Course in Elementary Mathematics

(For First Year Economics Students)

Duration: 15 Hours

Introduction

The department offers a bridge course in elementary mathematics for non-math background students. The main objective of this course is to bring non-math students at par with those who had mathematics in 12 th standard. This will help non-math students to have a basic understanding of the mathematical concepts before their regular classes begin. This course enables the study of basic mathematics and applying them to economic theory in general. It aims to provide the mathematical foundations necessary for statistics, economics, and finance. It will help in mastering basic concepts of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics.

Syllabus

1. Basics of permutations and combinations (3 hours)
   Fundamental principle of counting, factorial representation of permutations, factorial representation of combination, permutation and combinations under certain conditions

2. ScSeries (3 hours)
   Definitions, types of series, nth term of a series, sum of a series

3. System of equations (3 hours)
   Solutions of systems of equations: 2-variable and 3-variable, graphing equations, substitution method

4. Basics of differentiation (3 hours)
   Definition and interpretation of the derivative, the concept of the gradient, differentiation formulas, basic rules of differentiation

5. Basics of integration (3 hours)
   Definition and interpretation of integral, expression of integrals, integration formulas, basic rules of integration

This course aims to expand students' horizon , improve their academic & analytical foundations in economics, and develop new skillsets for the future. In the year 2021-22 DOE organized 10 days Summer School in collaboration with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University Bengaluru. 

"Understanding key issues in the Indian Economy"

(For UG and PG students) 

Duration: 11th- 20th July, 2022

Introduction 

The Indian economy has evolved multifold since independence from a traditional economy to a robust planned economy. Since the introduction of LPG reforms, strong economic growth has been made possible by the shift towards a market economy. While economic development is rising, certain key issues still remain including low per capita income, high dependence on agriculture, poverty and inequality, inflation, BOP deficits, etc. The study of the economy involves a holistic view of understanding these key issues and their implications. This summer school aims to familiarize students with the key economic issues and sectors in the Indian economy. It will focus on economic interpretation, statistics, data analysis, and policy prescriptions. This course will provide practical skills and build on academic knowledge surrounded by like-minded budding economists in a vibrant intellectual environment. 

Objectives of Summer School 

1. To expand students’ horizons, improve their academic & analytical foundations in Economics, and develop new skillsets for the future 

2. To familiarize students with the key economic issues and sectors in the Indian economy. 

3. To focus on understanding quantitative datasets, economic interpretation, statistics, data analysis, and policy prescriptions. 

4. To provide practical skills through statistical software and build on academic knowledge. 

Summer School Themes 

• Macroeconomic Issues - National Income Accounting, Consumption, Investments & Savings 

• Macroeconomic Models - (IS-LM/AD-AS), Fiscal & Monetary Policy, Introduction to Open Economy Macroeconomics 

• International Trade - Trade Scenario in India, Exchange Rate & BOP 

• Contemporary Issues in Indian Economy - General issues, Inflation, Indian Financial System, Industry, Services Sector, Innovation 

• Data Sources and Data Visualization