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TOPICS FOR MACROECONOMICS PROJECT
Read 5 recent articles (not old than six months) on any of the under listed topics, collected frommagazines, newspapers, internet etc. Write a review of one page. Review should be based on all
the five articles selected. Also attach photocopies of the articles with the review. Articles may be
same for the group but review has to be done individually. The topics are categorized on the
basis of the group number as it is a group project. Each student has to write his/her name at the
end of his /her contribution in the project. Though marks will be assigned on the basis of the
group performance but individual contribution will also carry weightage. Total marks for the
project are 10.
Topics Questions GROUP
INFLATION 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles
selected on inflation by you (each group member is required
to write individually).
2. Analyze the trends of inflation (based on CPI and WPI) in
India during last two years.
3. What has been the nature of Inflation in India? (Demand
Pull/Cost Push)( give examples )
4. What are the major factors responsible for fluctuations in
price level?
5. Critically evaluate Government measures taken to control
the situation.
6. What policy measure would you like to suggest to control
the situation ?
(You can use graphs made on excel sheets)
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FISCAL
POLICY &
FISCAL
DEFICIT
1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles selected
on fiscal policy and fiscal deficit by you. (Each group member
is required to write individually).
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1. Analyze the trends of Fiscal Deficit in India for the last five
years.
2. What are the main factors responsible for high fiscal deficit
in India?
3. What are the main impacts of fiscal deficit on the Indian
Economy?
4. How the recent global slowdown has affected the fiscal
deficit of India?
5. Do you think this increase in Fiscal Deficit is a matter of
worry? Discuss.
6. What policy measures you would like to suggest reducing
fiscal deficit in India?MONETARY
POLICY
1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles selected
on monetary policy by you. (Each group member is required to
write individually).
2. Discuss the various tools to measure Monetary Policy and
their impact on economy( quantitative as well as qualitative )
3.Analyze the trends of Monetary Policy in India.( last five
years )
4. How the monetary policy has played its role in India to cope
with the recent recessionary pressure in the economy.
5. The food inflation has been very high as during recent
period. How the RBI has used monetary policy to control it and
up to what extend it has been successful in controlling it.
6. What monetary measures would you suggest to control it as
we also have a problem of slowdown?
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BALANCEOF
PAYMENTS
1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles selectedon Balance of Payments of India by you. (Each group member
is required to write individually).
2. Analyze the trends of Balance of Payments of India, of past 5
years (Current and Capital Account.)
4. Do you think that the current account deficit is the matter of
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worry?
3. What have been the main reasons for current account
deficits?
4. How the stronger Rupee is affecting Indian Exports
adversely? Explain with example.
5. What are the recent incidents which are responsible for
dismal performance on Balance of Payments account?
6. What policy measures would you like to suggest reducing
BoP deficit?
Depreciation
of rupee
1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles
selected on Depreciation of rupee by you. (Each group
member is required to write individually).2. Analyze the trends of depreciation of rupee for last two year
(monthly data required.)
3. What have been the main reasons of the fall of the rupee?
Support your answers with recent examples.
4. What are the main impacts of the falling rupee on Indian
economy?
5. What measures have been taken by the government to
protect the rupee?
6. What policy measures would you like to suggest fighting
with the current situation?
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Euro crisis 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles
selected on euro crisis. (Each group member is required to
write individually).
2. What do you understand by euro crisis?3. How various countries have been affected by this crisis,
give date to support your answers?
4. What have been the mail reasons of this crisis? Explain with
example.
5. What is the impact of this crisis on euro countries and rest
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of the world?
6. What do you thing about the impact of the crisis on the
Indian economy?
7. According to your view point, what is the future of Euro?
8. Do think that India is also trapped in the sovereign debt
trap? Why or why not?
GDP Growth
ratesTrend
analysis
1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles
selected on GDP Growth. (Each group member is required
to write individually).
2. Analyze the trends of GDP growth and compare it with other
developed and developing countries. ( last five year date )
3. How various sectors are contributing in the GDP of thecountry? (Last five years date )
4. Why the growth rate of GDP has been low in the recent past?
Support with data.
5. How price stability and growth are two contradictory
objectives of the macro economic policy?
6. What policy steps the government has taken in the recent past
to boost economic growth?
7. What is you opinion about the future growth rate and what
policy measures would you like to make to boost the growth
rate of the country?
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NOTE:
All projects should be HAND-WRITTEN. Graphs can be a printed from Excel or from
Sources or Hand made.
Copy from the internet or from other students will carry negative marking.
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION: 20TH Feb 2012. (STRICTLY)