Tuesday, March 31, 2020

ECN 404 C: Rural Develoment


Rajarshi M will post updates on this page for the topics taught by him. Students are advised to keep watching regularly.


Topic 1:
  • The concept of Rural - Rural vs Urban - Development at what cost - Types of Rural..... 
  • Transition in Rural Development Theory over the years

References:
van der Ploeg, J et al (2008) 'Towards a new theoretical framework for understanding regional rural development',       HERE

Ch 1 of the above    HERE


Ellis, Frank and Stephen Biggs (2001) 'Evolving Themes in Rural Development 1950s-2000s, Development Policy Review, Vol 19 (4), pp437-448        HERE

Mayfield, James B. () A Chronology of Rural Development Theory and Practice (1950s-2000s)     HERE
 



Topic 2
Political Economy of Rural Development - The different types and phases of exploitation - Politics of Rural Poverty - Remedial Options...........


References:
Wignaraja, Ponna (1985) 'Towards a new Praxis of Rural Development',
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Vol 56, Issue 1-2, pp121-43    HERE

de Janvry, Alain (1975) 'The Political Economy of Rural Development in Latin America: An Interpretation', American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol 57 (3), August 1975, pp490-99,    HERE
de Janvry, Alain & Sadoulet, Elisabeth (1989) 'The Political Feasibility of Rural Poverty Reduction', CUDARE Working Papers 198495, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.    HERE

de Janvry, Alain & Sadoulet, Elisabeth (2003) 'Achieving Success in Rural Development: Toward Implementation of an Integral Approach', 2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa: Plenary Sessions 245924, International Association of Agricultural Economists.    HERE



Topic 3
Infrastructure & Rural Development - Characteristics of Infrastructure - Types of infrastructure - How infrastructure augments rural livelihood - Private & Public infrastructure - Transport infrastructure and Rural Income - Transport, Power, Irrigation, Banking, Marketing & Social infrastructure in rural India ...........


References:
Majumder, R. (2008) - Infrastructure and Development in India: Interlinkages and Policy Issues, Rawat

The Impact of Infrastructure on Growth in Developing Countries, Estache and Garsous, 2012, IFC Economics Notes; HERE   



Rodrigue, J-P et al. (2018) The Geography of Transport Systems HERE



Infrastructure, Geographical Disadvantage, and Transport Costs, Nuno Limao and Anthony Venables, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2257, 1999; HERE

Poverty and Inequality in India: The Role of Infrastructure, Asian Economic Review, Vol 55, No 3, 2013; A previous version HERE 




Topic 4
Climate Change and Rural Development - What is Climate Change? - Typical signs of Climate Change - Impact of Climate Change on Crop Productivity - Impact of Climate Change on Rural Livelihood ...........


References:

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep; Rosenthal, Shane. 2013. Climate Change and Agriculture : A Review of Impacts and Adaptations, Environment department papers No. 91. Climate change series. Washington DC ; World Bank. (Page 1-26) Here

Dev, Mahendra. (2011). Climate change, rural livelihoods and agriculture (focus on food security) in Asia-Pacific region.; IGIDR WP 2011-014 Here


Presentations & Other Materials: Here-1   Here-2  Here-3





Wednesday, March 25, 2020

ECN 405B - Energy Economics

Handouts for the Energy Economics classes are here:


Topic 1: 

  1. Climate and Weather; Markers of Weather and Climate Change; Factors bringing in Climate Change; Anthropogenic activities; Trends in Climate markers over last 50 years; Adaptation & Mitigation; Lessons from History - the rise & demise of ancient civilisations;
  2. Concept of Extreme Event; Impact of Climate Shocks/Extreme Events; Economic & Social Loss; Probability, Historical Trends and Expected Loss; Resilience; Rebound and Recovery; How preparedness affects quantum of Economic Loss; Trade-off between Cost of Resilience-building and Expected Economic Loss due to Extreme Event; Optimum Preparedness (The River Dam example)

Climate Change & Energy - Introduction
Practice Set

Rain, Rivers, and the Fate of Civilizations, Cherrie Winner, Oceanus Magazine Vol. 49, No. 3, Fall 2012 [available from www.whoi.edu/oceanus]

Topic 2:

  1. Energy Economics; Why Energy Planning is important; Integrated National Energy Planning (INEP); What are the factors that determine Energy-GDP Linkage; Energy Intensity & Energy Efficiency; Concept of Energy Security
  2. How Energy Price Changes affects Macroeconomy; How macroeconomic growth affects Energy Demand; The IO framework of Energy Demand Estimation;
  3. Countrywide Energy Demand & Supply; Reference Energy System (RES) framework of Energy Demand and Flow - RES Network and Sankey Diagram; Energy Balance Tables
  4. Energy Situation in Selected Countries of the world
  5. Energy Situation in India; Electricity Situation in India
Energy Economics - Introduction            Slides

Energy Sector in India: Overview

Power Sector in India: Overview


Topic 3:

  1. Energy Demand Estimation Methods - RES framework & Energy Balance Tables
  2. Sectoral Demand Estimation
  3. Baseline & Trend Estimation Method
  4. Process Modelling Approach
  5. Econometric Methods



References

  1. M. Munasinghe and P. Meier: Energy Policy Analysis and Modelling, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
  2. R. S. Pindyck and D. L. Rubinfeld: Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1998.
  3. J. B. Taylor: Principles of Macroeconomics, 3rd Edition, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2001.
  4. M. S. Bazaraa and J. J. Jarvis: Linear Programming and Network Flows, John Wiley and Sons, N. Y., 1990.
  5. R. Miller and P. D. Blair: Input-Output Analysis: Foundations and Extensions, Prentice-Hall, N.J, 1985.
  6. John P. Weyant (ed.), Energy and Environmental Policy Modeling, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1999.
  7. IEA: World Energy Outlook: International Energy Organization, Paris, 2002.
  8. Energy Economics
  9. Energy Journal
  10. Lecture Notes and Hand-outs


Thursday, March 12, 2020

ECN 203: Development Economics (Group A)

Rajarshi M will post updates on this page for the topics taught by him. Students are advised to keep watching regularly.We are starting from Topic 2 in course outline as Topic 1 has already been covered in 1st Semester.

Topic 2
Rural Urban Migration and Wage Gap:

Migration Equilibrium Model - reference - DOWNLOAD         An alternate site here

An easier to understand reference is here: DOWNLOAD

Labour Turnover Model - reference - DOWNLOAD

Also read "Analytical Development Economics: The Less Developed Economy Revisited" by Kaushik Basu, MIT Press; and, "Development Economics" by Debraj Ray, OUP

Topic 3
Social Sector:

Education - references A. - DOWNLOAD
                                     B. - DOWNLOAD
                                     C. - DOWNLOAD

Health - reference - DOWNLOAD
 

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Public Economics 2020 4th Semester

 Text :     Public Finance by Ambar Ghosh 
               Stiglitz : Public Sector Economics
Readings : Public Finance - Musgrave & Musgrave

Taxation : part 1 download 
     Tax Equity  - Handout_01 download

Follow Class Notes for all the topics covered in the classes along with text books/ references/ handouts.

Students are recommended  to follow this post frequently to get updates regarding the course taken by Ray, J