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MTP Course Outlines
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Fundamental shift is occurring in the business environment all over the world and no nation can
remain self-contained entities. Even if a company does not do nor conduct business
internationally, one need to be concerned about the business development around the world as
they may directly affect its own business. Thus, companies today operate in two environments:
domestic and international, in which business managers must operate. How well they perform
in their undertakings will depend in great measure on their understanding of these three
environments. This course is designed to help students understand and analyse macro-
economic environment in which business unit operates. The basic premise of the course is
macroeconomic theories and policy instruments and their implications in understanding
macroeconomic environment of a nation/state in which business units operates.
Course Objective
To help students analyse complex economic environment, macroeconomic policies and its
implications for business strategy in emerging environment; and
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To equip students, understand open economy macroeconomics, foreign trade,
competitiveness and productivity and strategic trade theories and policies.
Prescribed Book
Supplementary Readings:
Olivier Blanchard and David R Johnson (2006), “Macroeconomies: Sixth Edition- Pearson”
Pedagogy:
1. Introduction to the Specified chapter from Lecture notes /cases/ class activities:
course on the textbook and Case Discussion - India on Move
Macroeconomic Theory reading materials (Assignment 1)
and Policy provided by the course
faculty
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6-8 Demand side Chapter -9 Discussion based on chapters
macroeconomics and
role of Government in A brief Introduction to
Macroeconomics
Economic Management
(Fiscal Policies) [Reading]
[Reading]
9 Deficit, Debt Crisis and Case: How Case: Mismanagement of Fiscal Policy:
Sustainability Monetary Government Debt Greene’s Achilles’ Heel
Policy Accumulates Assignment 3
[Reading]
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18 Case Discussion Japan’s Automakers Face Endaka
Assignment 5
Quiz 1 25%
Quiz 2 25%
End-Term 20 %
* Students will have to submit five assignments and randomly three will be selected for
evaluation. The selection of the three assignments will be done by the instructors. Students
cannot raise any questions about the assignments selected for the evaluations.
Evaluation Pattern: Absolute cum relative grading; absolute cut off for different grades are
given in student manual.
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