Seminar on Contemporary Issues of Macroeconomics

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This course focuses on the concept and methods of seminar paper presentation on one side and the other side it comprises recent situation, growth, and trends of the global and national economy inthe area of inflation, monetary policy, government budget, national accounts, foreign employment, foreign direct investment, financial inclusion, public-private partnership, and fiscal federalism.

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Seminar on Contemporary Issues of Macroeconomics

Subject Code: ECO 205

Course Title: Seminar on Contemporary Issues of Macroeconomics

Course No: ECO 205

Nature of Course: Theory & Practical

Full Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 50

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

This course focuses on the concept and methods of seminar paper presentation on one side and theother side it comprises recent situation, growth, and trends of the global and national economy inthe area of inflation, monetary policy, government budget, national accounts, foreign employment, foreign direct investment, financial inclusion, public-private partnership, and fiscal federalism.

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide practical exposure to contemporary macroeconomicissues and policies from a global and Nepalese perspective through seminar paper presentationsso that students can assess the macroeconomic effect on business.

Course Contents

Unit 1: Theoretical Orientation 7 LHs
Concept of seminar, webinar, workshop, symposium, conference and training; Seminarpaper and its structure; Procedure for article searching, article reading, drawing materials
for a seminar paper, seminar paper writing, and seminar paper presentations; Introductionto issues/theme of seminar and concept of a thematic review

Unit 2: Development and Presentation of Paper 9 LHs
The faculty member/course instructor will give contemporary macroeconomic issuesfrom global and Nepalese perspectives. Students will review a number of relatedarticles/papers on given issues and develop the slides for presentation and thematic paperas the outcome of the seminar.

Evaluation
A student is required a review-based research assignment and prepares a seminar paper at theend of the session. The seminar paper must be presented in the format as prescribed by theconcerned faculty/ course instructor. Evaluation of the seminar paper and presentation shall bebased on the following bases:

Written Report (Seminar paper): 70 %
Presentation: 30%

Issues/Themes Elaboration
Inflation of Nepal

Monetary policy of Nepal Government budget of Nepal

National accounts of Nepal Privatization and economic liberalization in Nepal

Foreign employment and remittance in Nepal

Foreign direct investment in Nepal

Financial inclusion in Nepal

Public-private partnership in Nepal

Fiscal federalism in Nepal

Growth and trends of the global economy

Faculty member/course instructor can assign topics of contemporary economic issues other thanthose above.

Text Books

Monetary policy of Nepal Rastra Bank, Budget of the government of Nepal, National Accounts
published by Central Bureau of Statistics, publications of World Bank, IMF, ADB, articles,
critical books, and reports published by national and international organizations/ researchers on
contemporary economic issues.