KUK - LMS

Syllabus

MODULE NO / UNIT	COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE	NOTES
Course Code: M-ECOE- 017 Course Name: Economics of Infrastructure-I
1	Scope of Infrastructure Infrastructure – Physical & Social Infrastructure; Infrastructure as a public good; The peak load, off - load problem; Role of infrastructure in economic development; Issues & policies in financing of infrastructure; Theory of natural monopoly. Reading List • Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Economics of Infrastructure, Vol – IV. New Delhi. • National Council of Applied Economic Research (1996). India infrastructure report: policy implications for growth and welfare. New Delhi, NCAER. • Parikh, K.S. (Ed.). India Development Reports. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2	Microeconomic Aspects of Transportation–I Economics of transportation network growth; Congestion and demand of transport network; Pricing of transport services; Travel time value theories; Elasticity of Substitution, Economies of scale and behavior of transport costs; Transport and economic development. Reading List • Button, K. (2010). Transport Economics. Edward Elgar. • Coto-Millan, P. & Inglada, V. (Eds.). (2007). Essays on Transport Economics. Physica Verlag (Springer). • Cowie, J. (2009). The Economics of Transport: A Theoretical and Applied Perspective. Routledge. • Palma, A., Lindsey, R., Quinet, E. & Vickerman, R. (Eds.).(2011). Handbook of Transport Economics. Edward Elgar.
3	Microeconomic Aspects of Transportation–II Transport externalities; Transport demand; Price elasticity of transport demand; Demand forecasting for urban transport; Trip scheduling in urban transport; Cost-benefit analysis of transport projects; Transport policy and development in a changing environment; Transport regulation; Perfect competition in transport markets; Imperfect competition in transport markets; Transport subsidies. Reading List • Button, K. (2010). Transport Economics. Edward Elgar. • Coto-Millan, P. & Inglada, V. (Eds.). (2007). Essays on Transport Economics. Physica Verlag (Springer). • Cowie, J. (2009). The Economics of Transport: A Theoretical and Applied Perspective. Routledge. • Palma, A., Lindsey, R., Quinet, E. & Vickerman, R. (Eds.).(2011). Handbook of Transport Economics. Edward Elgar.
4	Economics of Education Educational infrastructure and Economic Growth; Educational production functions; Education technology; Educational quality; Costs and efficiency of higher education; Education externalities; Approaches to Educational Planning- Social Demand, Rate of Return and Manpower Balance Approaches; The case for Universal, Free, Primary Education. Reading List • Blaug, M. (Ed.). (1968). Economics of Education: selected readings. Penguin Books, England. • Dustmann, C., Fitzenberger, B. & Machin, S. (2008). The economics of education and training. Springer. • McMohan, W.W. (2000). Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefit. Oxford University Press. • Psacharopoulos, G. (2014). Economics of education: research and studies. Pergamon Press, Elsevier Science Ltd.