Economics/Finance Course DescriptionECON F352: Derivatives and Risk Management:This course introduces the fundamentals of derivatives and mechanics of derivative markets. The course covers pricing and the variables affecting derivative prices. Students are exposed to various types of risks namely Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Liquidity risk & Model Risk and techniques/tools to manage these risks. It also provides an exposure to understand and analyse risk of using derivative in general and in specific scenarios through case studies.

ECON F412: Security Analysis And Portfolio Management:This course gives an insight into evaluation and analysis of a wide range of financial securities and thereby developing techniques for designing an optimal portfolio. The main emphasis of the course is to impart an understanding of the methods and techniques of Risk Quantification, Security Valuation, Fundamental Analysis, and Technical Analysis required for security selection for designing an optimal portfolio.

ECON F355: Business Analysis And Valuation:This course examines the role of accounting information and intermediaries in the economy, and how financial analysts create in well-functioning markets. Primarily four key components such as business strategy, accounting, financial and prospective of effective financial statement analysis were discussed to have better understanding and evaluation of the business from internal and external stakeholders perspectives.

ECON F212: Fundamentals Of Finance And Accounting:This course is an introduction to the reporting system used by businesses to convey financial information to users external to the enterprise and the basics of financial markets and financial management.

ECON F241: Econometric Methods:The course emphasizes the intuitive understanding and practical application of these basic tools of regression analysis, as distinct from their formal theoretical development. Also, it helps understand the econometric problems involved in estimating single equation systems and to appreciate the problems of estimating simultaneous equation systems.

ECON F362: Money Banking and Financial Markets:Money and its functions; money market; foreign exchange market; financial market; financial derivatives; the banking firm; non-banking financial institutions; Indian banking; monetary transmission mechanisms; money and inflation; theory of rational expectations; central banking; determinants of money supply; tools, goals and targets of monetary policy; international monetary and financial system.

ECON F242: Microeconomics:This course extends the tools of modern microeconomic theory and discusses their application to utility and demand; production functions and cost; pricing of output under perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, etc.; pricing of productive services; Inter-temporal decision-making; the economics of uncertainty; efficiency, equity, general equilibrium; externalities and public goods.ECON F243: Macroeconomics:The course aims at enabling the students to understand the meaning, interdependence and determination of the equilibrium level of the macroeconomic variables like National Income, Saving, Investment, Consumption, Employment, Interest Rate, Wage Rate, Foreign Exchange Rate, etc. The methods and approach to macroeconomic modelling are also emphasized.

ECON F411: Project Appraisal:This course emphasises on practical application applied to the business context within the current economic environment. The course covers: Identifying investment opportunities, capital budgeting, Investment Appraisal using DCF, Cash Flow Considerations, Discount Rate Considerations, Project Risk Assessment and Wider Considerations, social cost benefit analysis, and project financing.

ECON F311: International Economics:The objective of the course is to impart an understanding of the bases of trade, gains from trade, trade policy, the dynamics and adjustment in the balance of payments. This could help students move beyond recognition and towards an understanding to current and future international events during the days of growing internationalization of economic activity.