TOPICS FOR MACROECONOMICS PROJECT

Read 5 recent articles (not old than six months) on any of the under listed topics, collected from magazines, 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 INFLATION Questions GROUP 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles 1 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 ? FISCAL POLICY FISCAL DEFICIT & (You can use graphs made on excel sheets) 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles selected on fiscal policy and fiscal deficit by you. (Each group member 2 is required to write individually).

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 MONETARY POLICY fiscal deficit in India? 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles selected on monetary policy by you. (Each group member is required to 3 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 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS we also have a problem of slowdown? 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles selected 4 on 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

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 Depreciation of rupee BoP deficit? 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles 5 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? 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

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 GDP Growth ratesTrend analysis trap? Why or why not? 1. Write a one page review based on all the five articles 7 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 the country? (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?

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)