Universities of Karnataka
| Sl.No | University | Location |
| 1 | University of Mysore | Mysuru |
| 2 | Karnataka University | Dharwad |
| 3 | Bangalore University | Bengaluru |
| 4 | Mangalore University | Mangaluru |
| 5 | Gulbarga University | Kalaburagi |
| 6 | Kuvempu University | Shivamogga |
| 7 | Kannada University | Hampi |
| 8 | Karnataka State Open University | Mysuru |
| 9 | Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University | Vijayapura |
| 10 | Tumkur University | Tumakuru |
| 11 | Davangere University | Davanagere |
| 12 | Rani Channamma University | Belagavi |
| 13 | Vijayanagara Sri krishnadevaraya University | Ballari |
| 14 | Bengaluru City University | Bengaluru |
| 15 | Bengaluru North University | Kolara |
| 16 | Maharani Cluster University | Bengaluru |
| 17 | Mandya Unitary University | Mandya |
| 18 | Nrupathunga University | Bengaluru |
| 19 | Raichur University | Raichur |
| 20 | Koppala University | Koppala |
| 21 | Chamarajanagara University | Chamarajanagara |
| 22 | Bagalkote University | Bagalkote |
| 23 | Bidar University | Bidar |
| 24 | Haveri University | Haveri |
| 25 | Hassan University | Hassan |
| 26 | Kodagu University | Kodagu |
Universities Syllubus
Kuvempu University
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
Module-1: The Fundamentals of Economics
Meaning of Economics Microeconomics: Meaning Limitations Basic Problems of an Economy Production Nature and Scope Importance and Possibility Curves.
Module-2: Consumer Behaviour
Cardinal Analysis: the Concept of Utility- the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility- Law of Equi Marginal Utility - Theory of Consumer's Surplus.
Ordinal Analysis: Indifference Curves Meaning Indifference Schedule Indifference Map - Properties of Indifference Curves - Consumers' Equilibrium-Price Effect
Module-3: Theory of Demand and Supply
Demand: Meaning. Determinants of Demand, the Demand Schedule the Law of Demand Exceptionsto the Law of Demand Elasticity of Demand: Meaning- Types: Price, Income and Cross Elasticity -Measurement of Price Elasticity of Demand.
Supply: Meaning, The Law of Supply, Determinants of Supply.
Module-4: Production, Cost and Revenue
Production Function-The Law of Variable Proportions -The Law of Returns to Scale.
Concepts of Costs, Short-Run and Long-Run Cost Curves.
Concepts of Revenue: Total, Average and Marginal Revenue Curves.
Module-5: Price and Output Determination under Different Markets
Markets and Role of Time Element
Features, Price and Output Determination under:
1. Perfect Competition
2. Monopoly: Price Discrimination
3. Monopolistic Competition
4. Oligopoly: Types
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
Module-1: An Overview of Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics: Meaning, Types and Scope Macroeconomics, Stocks, Flow and Equilibrium Importance and Limitations Basic Concepts of National Income: Concepts: GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP. NI, PI, DPI and Per capita Income - Circular Flow of Income.
Module-2: Classical Theory of Employment
Assumptions of Classical Theory Say's Law of Market Wage Price Flexibility (Pigou's Version) Saving and Investment Equality Employment. Evaluation of the Classical Theory of Employment
Module-3: Keynesian Theory of Income and Employment
Concepts of Effective Demand and its Determinants.
Equilibrium Level of Income and Employment.
Consumption Function: Factors Affecting Consumption Function, Psychological Law of Consumption
Investment Function: Factors Affecting Investment Function. Multiplier and Accelerator.
Module-4: Inflation, Deflation and Business Cycle
Inflation: Meaning, Types, Causes and Effects
Deflation: Meaning. Types, Causes and Effects
Business Cycle: Meaning, Types, Phases and Measures to Control Business Cycle.
Module-5: Macroeconomic Policy
Monetary Policy: Objectives and Importance Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Credit Control.
Fiscal Policy: Objectives and Importance Tax, Expenditure, Debt and Budgetary Measures.
Bangaluru University
Micro Economics
Module I: Demand Analysis and Consumer Behaviour
Demand Demand Meaning. Elasticity of Demand - types, Measurement of Elasticity of demand - Total Expenditure method. Demand Forecasting-Meaning, objectives importance - Techniques of demand forecasting - Survey & statistical methods - trend projection method (least square method) Consumer's Surplus Importance and Limitations - Indifference Curve Analysis - meaning properties Consumer's Equilibrium Concept of Consumer's Sovereignty-meaning.
Module II: Concept of Cost and Revenue
Cost-Economic Analysis - Concepts of cost - Fixed Cost - Variable cost - Total, Average & Marginal Costs - Short run and Long Run Cost Curves. - Distinction and relations between different cost curves and their analysis; U and L shapes of average cost curves; Revenue analysis-Concepts of revenues, Relation between AR & MR Curves, equilibrium analysis - Total cost and total revenue approach, marginal cost and marginal revenue approach, Recent Development
Module III: Theory of Production and Costs
Production - meaning, Production decisions; Production function; Iso- quant; Factor substitution; law of variable proportions; returns to scale; economies of scale; Internal & External economies to scale., Optimizing behaviour in short run (product curves, law of diminishing margin productivity, stages of production); optimizing behaviour in long run (isoquants, isocost line, optimal combination of resources); traditional theory of cost (short run and long run); modern theory of cost.
Module IV: Market Structures and Factor Pricing
Perfect competition: basic features, short run equilibrium of firm/ industry, long run equilibrium of firm/industry, monopoly: basic features, short run equilibrium, long run equilibrium, comparison with perfect competition, welfare cost of monopoly; price discrimination; monopolistic competition: basic features, demand and cost, short run equilibrium, long run equilibrium, excess capacity; oligopoly kinked demand curve model,
Marginal productivity theory of distribution; Theories of wage determination; Wages and collective bargaining; Wage differentials; Rent Scarcity rent; Differential rent; Quasi rent; Interest Classical and Keynesian theories; Profits Innovation, risk and uncertainty theories.
Module V: Welfare Economics
Problems in measuring welfare; Neo Classical welfare economics and consumer Surplus; Pareto's criteria; new welfare economics compensation principle, Kaldor- Hicks's welfare criterion, Scitovsky Paradox, Scitovsky double criterion, social welfare function- Bergson Samuelson social welfare function.
Macro Economics
Module 1: Introduction and National Income accounting
Nature of Macroeconomics and its significance, Indicators of Macro Economic Activity Stock and flow variables. Measurement of Macro Variables and Economic Performance: National Income Accounting - Important Concepts: GNP, GDP, NNP, NDP, NI, PI, DPI- Real GDP versus Nominal GDP- GDP deflator- Method of estimating National IncomeExpenditure Method- Income Method-Value added or Net Product methodDifficulties in National Income Accounting- Trends in GDP in India -GNP and Quality of Life - Net Economic Welfare - Green Income.
Module 2: Classical and Keynesian Macroeconomics
Classical Theory: Introduction to classical theory of employment - Basic Assumptions of the Classical School- Say’s law of Market- Determinants of Output, Employment, Savings, Investment, Wages, Prices, Interest Rate - Equilibrium Output and Employment-Implications of Classical FullEmployment Model-Critical Evaluation. Keynesian Macroeconomics: Aggregate Demand (AD) curve, Aggregate Supply (AS) curve, Sources of 11 shift in AD and AS, Principle of effective demand- Keynesian theory of output, income and employment- Equilibrium Income and Output in Simple Two Sector Model, Three Sector & Four Sector Models. Keyes Psychological law of consumption- An Overview of Post Keynesian theories of consumption: absolute income, relative income, permanent income & life cycle hypothesis- Multiplier and Accelerator Analysis - Marginal Efficiency of Capital- Relevance and Critique of Keynesian Macroeconomics
Module 3: Money, Interest and Monetary Policy
Meaning and nature of money, Primary and secondary functions of money; Quantity Theory of Money–Cambridge version, Classical theory of interest rate, Loanable fund Theory and Keynesian Theory of Liquidity Preference and interest rate, Liquidity Trap; Credit Creation and Money Multiplier Determination of money supply and demand; credit creation; money multiplier, monetary base; tools of monetary policy.
Module 4: IS-LM Analysis and Aggregate Demand
Goods market and money market, graphical derivations of the HicksHenson model (IS and LM functions); Properties of IS-LM curves, factors affecting the position and slope of IS-LM curves, determination of equilibrium income and interest rates; Studying the impact of fiscal and monetary policies using IS-LM framework; Macro policy in a global setting and developing countries
Module 5: Inflation and Trade Cycle
Inflation: meaning; demand and supply side factors; natural rate theory; monetary policy-output and inflation (monetarist view); Phillips curve: short run and long run Trade Cycle: Nature and characteristics; Hawtrey’s monetary theory; Hayek’s over-investment theory; Keynes’ view on trade cycle; Control of trade cycles.
Davanagere University
Principles of Micro Economics
UNIT 1. Fundamentals of Economics & Consumer behavior
Chapter - 1
Meaning of Micro Economics – Meaning, nature and scope, Importance and limitations. Choice of problems in Economics, Production possibility frontier.
Chapter - 2
Cardinal analysis – The concept of utility, The Law of diminishing marginal utility, The Law of Equi-marginal utility. Theory of consumer's surplus, Limitations of cardinal analysis.
Chapter - 3
Ordinal analysis - Indifference curves – Meaning, indifference schedule, Indifference map, Properties of indifference curves. Equilibrium position with indifference curve, Price, Income and substitution effects, Criticisms of ordinal analysis, Revealed preference theory.
UNIT 2: Theory of demand and supply
Chapter - 4
Demand analysis- Meaning. Types of demand, Determinants of demand, Law of demand and its exceptions,
Chapter – 5
Elasticity of demand - Meaning, Types, Price, Income and Cross elasticity of demand. Determents of demand and its measurements.
Chapter - 6
Supply analysis- Meaning. Determinants of supply and Law of supply.
UNIT 3 - Production, Cost, and Revenue analysis
Chapter - 7
Theory of Production Meaning, Production function, The Law of variable proportions, The Law of Returns to scale.
Chapter - 8
Cost analysis- Meaning, Types, Fixed, Total, Average, Variable, Marginal, Explicit, Implicit, AFC and AVC, Opportunity cost, Short run and Long run, Cost curves.
Chapter - 9
Revenue analysis Meaning, Types, Total Revenue, Average Revenue and Marginal Revenue, Revenue curves in different markets.
UNIT 4 - Product Pricing and Factor Pricing
Chapter - 10
Perfect competition and Monopoly-Perfect competition Features, Price and output determination, Role of time element. Monopoly - Features. Types, Price and output determination, Discriminating monopoly.
Chapter - 11
Monopolistic competition and Oligopoly market- Monopolistic competition-Meaning, Features, Price and output determination. Oligopoly market-Meaning, Types, Features. Kinked demand curve.
Chapter-12
Factor Pricing-Meaning of distribution, Marginal productivity theory, Modern theory of distribution.
Principles of Macro Economics
UNIT 1. An overview of Macro Economics
Chapter - 1
Macro Economics- Meaning. Scope and Importance of Macro Economics
Chapter - 2
National Income Accounting - Meaning, Concepts, Measurement. Difficulties in estimation of National Income, its importance.
Chapter - 3
Classical Theory of Employment- Say's Law of Market, Pigou's wage cut Policy Assumptions, Criticisms of Classical Theory
UNIT 2. Keynesian Theory
Chapter - 4
Effective Demand- Meaning and determinants of Effective Demand. Aggregate Supply Schedule (ASS). Aggregate Demand Schedule (ADS), Equilibrium Level of Employment criticism.
Chapter - 5
Consumption function, Investment function Consumption function:- Meaning. Psychological Law of consumption, APC, MPC, Factors Determining consumption function, Subjective and Objective factors. importance. Investment function:- Meaning, Autonomous investment and induced investment, MEC, Investment demand schedule, Determinants of MEC, Importance.
Chapter - 6
Multiplier and Accelerator Multiplier:- Meaning. Types. Assumptions. Leakages, Importance. Accelerator: Meaning, Limitations, Importance. Inter action of Multiplier and Accelerator
UNIT 3. Inflation, Deflation and Business Cycles
Chapter - 7
Inflation Meaning, Types, Causes, and Remedies
Chapter - 8
Deflation- Meaning, Types, Causes, and Remedies
Chapter - 9
Business cycles- Meaning, Features, Types, Causes, Phases and Remedies
UNIT 4. Macro Economic Policy and New-Classical Macro Economics
Chapter - 10
Monetary Policy- Meaning, objective and importance of Monetary Policy, Methods of Credit control- Quantitative & Qualitative Methods.
Chapter - 11
Fiscal Policy- Meaning, objectives and importance
Chapter - 12
New classical Macro Economics New classical Macro Economics An over view
Bidar University
MICRO ECONOMIC THEORY
Module-1: Introduction
Meaning, Definitions, Nature and Scope of Economics, Assumptions, Problems of Scarcity and Choice, Micro-Macro Economic Analysis, Importance and Limitations of Micro Economics.
Module-2: Consumer Behaviour and Demand
Introduction, Cardinal Approach, The Law of diminishing marginal utility, Law of Equi Marginal utility, Consumer Surplus, Ordinal Approach-Indifference curve meaning. assumptions. Properties. Consumer equilibrium. Income, Substitution and Price effect. Law of demand, Determining factors of demand, Elasticity of demand, Measurement of Elasticity of demand. Meaning of supply, Factors affecting supply. Law of supply, Elasticity of supply.
Module-3: Theory of production and Cost and Revenue Analysis
Introduction, Production function. Law of variable proportion. Law of returns, Concepts of Cost; Fixed and Variable costs, Total Cost, Marginal Cost, Average Cost. Short-Run and Long-Run cost curves, Concepts of Revenues-total. Average And marginal Revenue Curves. Equilibrium of firm.
Module-4: Product Pricing
Perfect Competition, meaning, features, Price and output determination, Monopoly-meaning, features, Price and output determination, Price Descrimination, Monoplistic Competition- meaning, features, Price and output determination.
Module-5: Factor Pricing
Marginal Productivity theory, Rent-Recardian theory, Modern theory, Quesi Rent-Wages- Subsistant theory, Modern theory, Interest-Classical and Keynesian thoeries, Profit Risk Theory-Innovations theory.
MACRO ECONOMIC THEORY
Module-I: Introduction to Macro Economics:
Meaning, Definitions, Nature and Scope, Importance of Macro Economics.
Module-II: National Income Accounting
Concepts, Definitions, GNP, GDP & NNP, PCI, Methods of Measurement, Difficulties and Importance of National Income.
Module-III: Classical Theory of Income and Output Determination
Introduction, Laissaze fair policy, Classical theory of Income and output, Says Law of Market, Pigou's views on Wage output determination.
Module-IV: Keynesian Economics
Keynesian Theory of Income and output determination, Concept of Effective Demand, Consumption function, APC & MPC, Psychological Law of Consumption, Investment function, MEC and its determinants. Multiplier and Acceleration.
Module-V: Theory of Inflation and Deflation
Concepts, Causes, Consequences and Remedial Measures, Deflation and its effects.
Mandya University
PRINCIPLES OF MICRO ECONOMICS
UNIT 1. Introduction to Micro Economics
Meaning of Economics - Microeconomics: Meaning - Types and Scope Importance and Limitations - Basic Problems of an Economy - Production Possibility Curve.
UNIT 2. Theory of Consumer Behaviour
Cardinal Analysis: the Concept of Utility- the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility- Law of Equi- Marginal Utility - Theory of Consumer's Surplus. Ordinal Analysis: Indifference Curves Meaning Indifference Schedule Indifference Map Properties of Indifference Curves - Consumers' Equilibrium-Price Effect.
UNIT 3. Theory of Demand and Supply
Demand: Meaning, Determinants of Demand, the Demand Schedule the Law of Demand Exceptions to the Law of Demand - Elasticity of Demand: Meaning- Types: Price, Income and Cross Elasticity - Measurement of Price Elasticity of Demand. Meaning of Supply: the Law of Supply, Determinants of Supply.
UNIT 4. Production, Cost and Revenue
Production Function-The Law of Variable Proportion-The Law of Returns to Scale. Concepts of Costs, Short-Run and Long-Run Cost Curves. Concepts of Revenue: Total, Average and Marginal Revenue- Revenue Curves.
UNIT 5. Price and output determination under markets
Markets and Role of Time Element Features, price and output determination under: a. Perfect Competition. b. Monopoly: Price Discrimination. c. Monopolistic Competition. d. Oligopoly: Types.
PRINCIPLES OF MACRO ECONOMICS
UNIT 1. Introduction to Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics: Meaning, Types and Scope Macroeconomics, Stock, Flow and Equilibrium Importance and Limitations Basic Concepts of National Income: Concepts: GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP, NI, PI, DPI and Per capita Income - Circular Flow of Income.
UNIT 2. Classical Theory of Employment
Introductions to Classical Theory: Assumptions of Classical Theory of Employment- Say's Law of Market Wage - Price Flexibility (Pigou's Version) - Saving and Investment Equality - Evaluation of the Classical Theory of Employment.
UNIT 3. Keynesian Theory of Income and Employment
Concepts of Effective Demand and its Determinants. Equilibrium Level of Income and Employment. Consumption Function: Psychological Law of Consumption, Factors Affecting Consumption Function. Investment Function: Factors Affecting Investment Function. Multiplier and Accelerator.
UNIT 4. Economic Fluctuations
Inflation: Meaning, Types, Causes and Effects Deflation: Meaning, Types, Causes and Effects Business Cycle: Meaning, Types, Phases and Measures to Control Business Cycle.
UNIT 5. Macroeconomic Policy
Monetary Policy: Objectives and Importance Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Credit Control - Fiscal Policy: Objectives and Importance Tools of Fiscal Policy: Tax, Expenditure, debt and Budgetary measures.
Bagalkote University
MICRO ECONOMIC
UNIT - ONE. Introduction to Micro-Economics
Meaning, scope, importance and limitations of Micro-Economics - Types of Micro –Economics. Basic problems of the Economy-Need of the Study of Economics, Economist as a Policy Advisor
UNIT - TWO.
A) Utility Analysis: Meaning of Utility-Total Utility-Marginal UtilityLae of Diminishing Marginal Utility-Concept of Consumer Surplus.
B) Indifference Curve Analysis:- Meaning and properties of Indifference curve-Theory of Indifferency curve. Price, Income and Substitution Effects
C) Concept of Demand: Meaning-Determinants, Law of DemandExceptions to the Law of Demand-Demand Forecasting- Least square Method of Time series Analysis. Elasticity of Demand-Meaning and Types of Elasticity of Demand
D) The concept of Supply:- Meaning-Determinants-Law of supplyElasticity of supply- Meaning anf Types of Elasticity of Supply
UNIT - THREE. Production, Cost and Revenue
Production Function-Law of Variable Proportions-Production possibility curves. Meaning and concepts of costs-short-run costs and Long-run costs-calculation of FC, VC, AFC, AVC, AC and MC on the basis of units of output and Total Cost-Factors- Break-Even pointMeaning and Calculations of BEP.
UNIT - FOUR.
Market Structure and Product Pricing: - Concepts of Total, Average and Marginal Revenue.
Perfect Competition:- Meaning and Features of Perfect Competition, Equilibrium of the firm and industry
Monopoly:- Meaning and Features of Monopoly, Equilibrium of the firm. Price Discrimination
Monopolistic Competition: Meaning and Features of Monopolistic Competition, short-run and Long-run equilibrium of the firm.
Oligopoly- Meaning-Features-Types of oligopoly.
MACRO ECONOMICS
UNIT - ONE. Introduction to Macro-Economics
Meaning, scope, importance and limitations of Macro-Economics. National Income Accounting. Concepts of National Income - GDP, NDP, GNP NNP, National Income at factor cost, PI, DPI and PCI. Methods of computing National Income. Difficulties in computing national income.
UNIT - TWO. Classical Theory of Employment
Say's Law of Market-circular flow of income. Classical Theory of Employment - Wage Regidity - A.C.Pigou's Reformulation
UNIT - THREE. Production, Cost and Revenue
Keynesian Economics:- Psychological Law of consumption Keynesian Theory of Employment-concept of Effective Demand and its determinants.
Consumption Function:- Average propensity to consume(APC) and Marginal propensity to consume (MPC)-Factors determining MPC.
Saving Function:- Average and Marginal Propensity to save(APS & MPS). Determinants of savings.
Investment Function: - Marginal Efficiency of capital (MEC) Factors Influencing MEC.
UNIT - FOUR. Theory of Multiplier and Accelerator:
Multiplier: - Meaning, working and Limitations of Multiplier. Accelerator:- Meaning, working and Limitations of Accelerator.
UNIT - FIVE. Business Cycles and Inflation: -
Meaning of Business cycles (Trade cycles), Features of Business cycles - Phases of Business cyclescontrol of Business cycles Hawtry’s Purely Monetary Theory of Trade Cycle. Keyne’s Liquidity Preference Theory of Trade Cycle Inflation: - Meaning, causes and types of inflation-Inflationary gapEffects of Inflation-Measures to control Inflation
Theories of Factor Pricing & Distribution :-
Marginal productivity Theory of Distribution. Ricardian Theory of Rent – Modern Theory of Rent. Loanable fund theory of Interest. Concept of Quasi-rent-Dynamic Theory of Profit. Risk and Uncertainty Theory of Profit. Schumpeter's Innovation Theory of Profit-calculation of Accounting Profit and Economic profit