2016-03-19 18:53
Most DU colleges dont have an MA degree of their own, actually no college has one. So even if we enrol in these colleges, all the lectures will be in the DSE. These are the colleges under DU… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Please update your address to www.alexmthomas.com . Thank you all for the support. And, please do not post comments on this blog as they are not read and no replies can be expected.To subscr… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The contents of the following post was written over a year ago for an in-house publication. Hence, the tone of the post is different from that of the rest. And since we are more enamoured by… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I had come across the term ‘irrational exuberance’ many a times in newspapers and magazines in recent times. Today I decided to look up what it means.The Oxford dictionary define… Read More
2010-03-02 05:37
I have relocated my blog to wordpress. I will be blogging on economics at wordpress too. The HTML in blogspot made it difficult for me.The blog is located @ Undergraduate EconomistI thank al… Read More
2006-08-03 07:17
I just discovered Wordpress and i am contemplating about a shift to wordpress. It is more convenient. I am in doubt as to whether i should move all my posts in my current blog or to leave it… Read More
2006-08-02 17:25
Recently, I came across an article by Jagdish Bhagwati, a renowned economist at Columbia University. After reading the article I was in a doubtful state of mind.His main proposal to combat p… Read More
2006-07-31 16:54
These are the free podcasts and videos available on the following economic and social issues.1) Jeffrey Sachs- The end of poverty2) Thomas L Friedman- The world is flat3) Friedrich Hayek- Mi… Read More
2006-07-29 08:16
For those interested in hearing about Economics, some sites have collected podcasts from renowned economists. The links are given below.1) Productive Strategies- List of Academic Lecture Pod… Read More
2006-07-28 09:41
[This is related to a JNUEE essay question of 2005.][Reference: Charan Singh 2005]TrendsIndia followed a restrictive external sector policy until 1991, mainly designed to conserve limited FE… Read More
2006-07-27 12:14
MoneyEconomists have proposed a functional definition of money, i.e. any object that is generally acceptable in facilitating the exchange of goods and services.It took me a lot of time to co… Read More
2006-07-26 11:50
TRIPS is the commonly used acronym for Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights. When ever a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) commences, TRIPS come under the scrutiny of colum… Read More
2006-07-25 13:15
RBI Governor presented the First Quarter Review of Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the Year 2006-07 today.The following important changes have been made. I have included only those w… Read More
2006-07-25 12:16
This post is meant for all those who could not get the previous question papers of JNU and for those who want to know what kind of essay questions are asked usually for the test. The examine… Read More
2006-07-16 17:30
In the previous posts, I had talked about GDP, Inflation and the stock market. These are all indicators of an economy, but if all these are growing at high rates but the Human Development In… Read More
2006-07-16 15:40
What are you going to do after studying economics? This is a common refrain. One does not ask this question to someone who is studying Medicine or Engineering. Why? – Because the answe… Read More
2006-07-15 17:22
I am writing this post because two of my friends wanted me to. I will be just dealing with the Secondary market in general and the BSE or SENSEX in particular.The Financial market in India i… Read More
2006-07-14 14:45
Books i read:People of the Lie By M Scott Peck on Psychiatry and ExorcismGrip of Change By P.Sivakami on the life of Dalits-fictionDollar Bahu By Sudha Murthy on the evils of dollar-fictionF… Read More
2006-07-13 11:30
The textbooks define Inflation as a situation where too much money chases too few goods i.e. the purchasing power of money has decreased. Actually, only an increase in the general price leve… Read More
2006-07-12 17:52
After my 12th boards i knew Economics was what i wanted to do and preferably in the best college in the country. I realised economics could never bore me and it was the most interesting and… Read More
2006-07-12 17:51
India is shining with 7% GDP, SENSEX at 10684.30, Inflation at about 4.6 and foreign exchange reserves have crossed $150 billion. What an acievement! It can be seen in the indian media both… Read More
2006-07-09 15:28
I thought i would post some resources on economics on the internet. here they are:Indian institutes (for masters in economics)IGIDR:www.igidr.ac.inISI:www.isical.ac.inDSE:www.econdse.orgJNU:… Read More
2006-05-24 14:11
It is important that, we, as students of Economics have an idea about the Nobel Prize winners in Economic Sciences. The following economists have been awarded the prize in each year:2005 Tho… Read More
2006-05-22 14:45
Since so many of the students were asking about the entrance to DSE, i thought i will give some useful information regarding the tests, as the test in during the last week of june.http://www… Read More
2006-05-10 10:52
I have always wondered why the so called 'trickle down effect' seems to have a very small effect or actually no effect at all in India.I understand that for all development process, it is es… Read More
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