Outline for the Comprehensive Exam

Microeconomics

Time: 4 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt six questions by selecting at least one question from each part.

Section: I –Consumer Theory, Under Certainty, Uncertainty and Intertemporal

Substitution

(You will be given three questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section: II –Theory of the Firm and Market Structure

(You will be given three questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section: III –Oligopoly, Game Theory and markets with Asymmetric information

(You will be given two questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section: IV –General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics,

(You will be given two questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)
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Macroeconomics

Time: 4 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt six questions by selecting at least one question from each part.

Section: I – Macroeconomics of Short Run

(You will be given three questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section: II – Growth Theories

(You will be given three questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section: III –Special Topics

(You will be given two questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

For example, but not limit to, Consumption, Investment, Unemployment, Debt, Ricardian
Equivalence and Rules vs Discretions

Section: IV Open Economy

(You will be given two questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)
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Econometrics

Time: 4 Hours Marks: 100

Note: Attempt six questions by selecting at least one question from each part.

Section I : Single Equation Models

(You will be given three questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section II: Simultaneous Equation Models

(You will be given two questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section III: Time Series Econometrics

(You will be given three questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)

Section IV: Panel Data Econometrics

(You will be given two questions in section and you have to attempt at least one question from
this section.)