Could you give here syllabus for M.A. (Economics) Part-I course of University of Punjab ?

As you want I am here giving you syllabus for M.A. (Economics) Part-I course of University of Punjab.

Syllabus for M.A. (Economics) Part-I course:

SEMESTER-1
Eco.-101: Micro-Economic Analysis
Eco.-102: Macro-Economic Analysis
Eco.-103: Basic Quantitative Methods
Eco. - 104: Economics of Growth and Development
Ecol.-105: Any one of the following papers:
(1) Economics of Agriculture
(ii) Economics of Industry
(iii) Economics of Labour
(iv) History of Economic Thought
(v) Economics of Demography
(vi) Economics of Gender and Development
(Vii) Economic History of U.K. and Japan

SEMESTER -II
Eco.-201: Micro-Economic Analysis
Eco.-202: Macro-Economic Analysis
Eco.-203: Basic Quantitative Methods
Eco.-204: Economics of Growth and Development
Eco.-205: Any one of the following papers (Same as selected in Semester-1):
(i) Economics of Agriculture
(ii) Economics of Industry
(iii) Economics of Labour
(iv) History of Economic Thought
(v) Economics of Demography
(vi) Economics of Gender and Development
(vii) Economic History of India and U.S.S.R.


SECTION-A
Introduction and Basic Concepts: Basic economic problem-choice and scarcity; deductive and inductive methods of analysis; equilibrium: existence, stability and uniqueness. Partial and general equilibrium; static and dynamic equilibrium. Role and significance of assumptions in economic analysis; economic models.
SECTION-B
Demand Analysis : Indifference curve analysis : price, income and substitution effects; Slutsky theorem, compensated demand curve; Revealed preference theorem; Revision of demand theory by Hicks; Recent development in demand analysis, Linear expenditure systems; constant elasticity demand function; Dynamic versions of demand principle and Houthaker and Taylor's Dynamic Model.

SECTION-C
Theory of Production and Costs: Production Function : short period and long period; law of variable proportions and returns to scale; Isoquants-Least cost combination of inputs; Returns to factors; Economies of Scale; Elasticity of substitution; Technical progress and production function; Cobb- Douglas, CES and translog production functions and their properties.

SECTION-D
Theories of Costs and Firm's Equilibrium: Traditional and modern theories of costs; Derivation of cost functions from production functions. Marginal analysis as an approach to firm's equilibrium; short-run and long-run equilibrium of the firm and industry under perfect and imperfect competition. Price and output determination under perfect competition, under monopoly and under discriminating monopoly.

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Pakistan

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