DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Year of Establishment: 1948

Head of the Department: Dr. SHANTHI S., Associate prof., MA, M.PHIL, MBA, Ph.D.

Mission:

Vision:

The vision of the department is to provide our students a strong academic foundation in economic theory and encourage them to apply their knowledge to analyze economic issues and policies.

Courses – UG (CBCS Semester system)

Humanities :

Science :

Economics, Mathematics, Statistics ( EMS) – This program gives a strong foundation for students keen on pursuing M.Sc in Economics

Semester	Core Courses (BA)	B A- (PEJ)	B.Sc.-(EMS)
I	Micro Economics	Business Economics	Micro Economics- I
II	Macro Economics	Fundamentals of Macro Economics	Micro Economics- II
III	Financial and Public Economics	Public and International Economics	Macro Economics – I
IV	International Economics	Economics of Financial Markets	Macro Economics – II
V	Introduction to Basic Statistics. Elective Courses: Marketing&Retail Economics Environmental Economics-I Mathematical Economics. Banking & Financial Services	Introduction to Basic Statistics. Elective Courses: Marketing&Retail Economics Environmental Economics-I Mathematical Economics. Banking & Financial Services	Development Economics Indian Economy- Performance & Policies
VI	Economics of Development and Indian Economy. Elective Courses Entrepreneurship &New Enterprise Creation Environmental Economics-II Advanced Statistical Methods for Economics Economics of Insurance	Economics of Development and Indian Economy. Elective Courses Entrepreneurship &New Enterprise Creation Environmental Economics-II Advanced Statistical Methods for Economics Economics of Insurance	International Economics Econometrics

One day Seminar on Vision 2025: Karnataka, Unraveling the Challenges and Prospects:

Dept of Economics is conducting Vision 2025: Karnataka in association with Dialogue on 24th January 2018.
Chief Guest: Smt. Renuka Chidambaram, IAS Officer, (Principal Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Government of Karnataka.
11th& 12th February 2017: International Conference TEJ- “Asia’s Tourism Potential – Path To Economic Development”
28th Feb 2017 : Bengaluru Next- Revive Redesign and Restore- A workshop in association with Namma Bengaluru Foundation
2nd August 2016 – US Elections Craig Dicker Minister Counselor, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi .
Department of Economics conducted ‘Workshop on Goods and Services Tax’on 18th July, 2016. Students and Faculties of MCC and other colleges took part in this workshop.
September 2016& 2017 : Aalankrita- Marketing Exhibition for NGOs conducted by final year Economics students

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS IN TERMS OF HANDS ON TRAINING:

Department Library – No. of books

Research Activities:

The following is a list of Minor Research Projects undertaken by the Department.

“An analysis of the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Karnataka 1991-2007”- UGC funded MRP by Dr. Suma M Singh
“Inheritance Legislation and Women Empowerment – A Case Study in Bangalore” – UGC funded MRP by Dr. Suma M Singh
“ Disinvestment of CPSE’s in India – A study on the Profitable Timing and Volume of Disinvestment” – UGC funded MRP by Ms. Anjana Mani
“A Study on the role of SHG’s in nurturing Entrepreneurial Skills of Rural Women”-UGC funded MRP by Ms. Shanthi S
“A Study of Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio” – Management funded project undertaken by Dr. Suma Singh in collaboration with Dr. Lakshmi, HOD, Department of Statistics
“Partial Privatization and its impact on Corporate Social Responsibility” Management funded project undertaken by Dr. Anjana Mani

Department Activities:

Workshop on Awareness on Voter Registration: The event was conducted in association with Namma Bengaluru Foundation on 27th November.

Guest Lectures:2017-18

30th August: Ms. TvaraMisra, IT Commissioner delivered lecture on Direct Tax and its effects on Economy
21st November: Mr. Raghu Raj from Smart Neta, Eco Spatial Research Technologies
22nd November: Prof. IndradeepGhosh, Faculty Dean, Associate Professor of Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, Mumbai. He addressed the students on functioning of Financial Market.
5th January: Guest Lecture on ‘Effects of Finance on Economy’ by Prof.SheriMarkose, University of Essex, United Kingdom

Email-id: eco@mccblr.edu.in