Department of
Economics,
University of
Jammu
Admissions
to MA Economics (with specialization in Public Policy) for the session 2012-14
The
Department of Economics, University of Jammu is offering the two-year programme
MA Economics (with specialisation in Public Policy) from the academic session
2012.
The
aim of the proposed MA programme is to train economists to analyse matters that
belong to the realm of Public Policy in the context of an economic framework
and with the technical tools that allow for rigorous analysis. While most
Masters programmes in Public Policy are interdisciplinary programmes, the MA
Economics (with specialisation in Public Policy) has been designed keeping in
mind that the core of Public Policy borrows heavily from economics and
therefore Public Policy must be analysed in this context. Currently similar
programmes are offered by very few institutes in India like IIM Bangalore, TERI
University New Delhi etc.
For
those who have been following the changes in the Indian Economy are aware of
the problems and challenges it faces due to inadequate infrastructure,
constraints on natural resources as well as the potential and actual challenges
created by climate change. The nature of these challenges is often
unpredictable with each challenge having its own appropriate approach.
The
aim of this programme is to train economists to study those areas that often
require State/Public/Community intervention. These include those areas of
Economics and the Economy like the Environment, Natural Resources, Energy,
Transport, Health, Education, Common Property Resources, Urban Transformation,
Climate Change, etc and come up with optimal policy responses based on the
traditional definition of economics (“optimal use of scarce resources.”)
Increasingly, even the corporate sector finds itself confronting these problems
in the course of their businesses as the State’s capacity to tackle all such problems
is limited.
Those
who are trained in this programme will be of use not only for Research
Institutes and Think Tanks but also new forms of businesses and consultancy
groups that are emerging given the nature of conditions that are to be found in
a diverse country like India and companies that are entering those areas (eg
infrastructure) which were hitherto monopolised by the State.
The
16-course MA Economics (with specialisation in Public Policy) is a self
financing programme with 25 seats. The course fee is Rs 60,000/- apart from the
other fees. While those students who have economics as one of their subjects in
the UG or have passed B.Com and BBA and have appeared in the JUET 2012 in
Economics will be given first preference, other B. Com, BBA and BA (with
Economics) graduates may also apply.
The
last date of receiving completed application forms (downloadable Application
Form ) by the Department of Economics is 28/9/2012.
Sd/-
Head of the
Department
(9858000527)
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