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Books and chapters for UGC NET Economics Our recommended books and chapters for UGC NET Economics, with free study material and official sources for Indian economy.
Here are the books and chapters I recommend for UGC NET Economics, arranged by topic. You can also refer to the official Economics syllabus and our study plans .
If the numbering differs in your edition, look up the topic in the contents page.
On this page Microeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach — Hal R. Varian .
Modern Microeconomics — A. Koutsoyiannis .
Microeconomics Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Consumer theory Varian 1–9 Production theory Varian 18–23 Market structures Varian, Koutsoyiannis Varian – 14, 15, 16, 24, 25; Koutsoyiannis – 6, 7, 8, 9 General equilibrium Varian 31, 32, 33 Externalities Varian 34
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics — Andrew B. Abel and Ben S. Bernanke ; later editions with Dean Croushore .
Macroeconomics: Theories and Policies — Richard T. Froyen .
Macroeconomics — Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer and Richard Startz .
Macroeconomics — Olivier Blanchard .
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy — William H. Branson .
Macroeconomics — Charles I. Jones .
Macroeconomics Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read National income accounting Abel and Bernanke 2 Classical model Froyen 3, 4 Keynesian model Dornbusch, Fischer and Startz 9 IS-LM model Dornbusch, Fischer and Startz 10, 11 AS-AD model Blanchard 6, 7, 8 Consumption theories Branson 10 Investment theories Jones 17
Money and banking
Money, Banking, and Financial Markets: An Economics Approach — Michael R. Baye and Dennis W. Jansen .
Money and banking Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Money demand theories Baye and Jansen 15 Money supply process Baye and Jansen 14 Monetary policy Baye and Jansen 19
Public economics
Economics of the Public Sector — Joseph E. Stiglitz and Jay K. Rosengard .
Public Finance — Harvey S. Rosen and Ted Gayer .
Public economics Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Market failure Stiglitz and Rosengard 4 Public goods Rosen and Gayer 4 Externalities Rosen and Gayer 5 Taxation Stiglitz and Rosengard 17, 18, 19, 20 Public budget and debt Misra and Puri — title unconfirmed10
International economics
International Economics — Dominick Salvatore .
International economics Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Theories of trade Salvatore 2–6 Open economy macroeconomics Salvatore 16–19
Growth and development
Growth and Development: With Special Reference to Developing Economies — A. P. Thirlwall .
Economic Development — Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith .
The Economics of Development and Planning — M. L. Jhingan .
Growth and development Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Harrod-Domar model Thirlwall, Todaro and Smith Thirlwall – 4; Todaro and Smith – 3 Solow model Thirlwall, Todaro and Smith Thirlwall – 4; Todaro and Smith – 3 Lewis model (dual-sector / unlimited supplies of labour) Jhingan, Todaro and Smith Jhingan – 21; Todaro and Smith – 3 Rostow's stages of growth Jhingan, Todaro and Smith Jhingan – 18; Todaro and Smith – 3 Rosenstein-Rodan (Big Push theory) Jhingan 27 Balanced growth (Nurkse) Jhingan 20, 28 Unbalanced growth (Hirschman) Jhingan 29 Myrdal (theory of circular causation) Jhingan 33
Statistics and econometrics
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences — Jay L. Devore .
Basic Econometrics — Damodar N. Gujarati ; later editions with Dawn C. Porter .
Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach — Jeffrey M. Wooldridge .
Statistics and econometrics Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Statistics Devore 1–9 Econometrics Wooldridge, Gujarati Wooldridge – 1, 2; Gujarati – 1–6
Mathematical economics
Mathematics for Economic Analysis — Knut Sydsaeter and Peter J. Hammond .
Mathematical economics Economics topic Book author (titles above) Chapter numbers to read Sets and vectors Sydsaeter and Hammond 1 Functions of one variable Sydsaeter and Hammond 2–8 Single-variable optimisation Sydsaeter and Hammond 9 Linear algebra Sydsaeter and Hammond 12, 13, 14 Functions of several variables Sydsaeter and Hammond 15, 16 Multivariate optimisation Sydsaeter and Hammond 17 Constrained optimisation Sydsaeter and Hammond 18 Linear programming Sydsaeter and Hammond 19 Dynamic equations Sydsaeter and Hammond 20–21
Indian economy
Use RBI publications for banking and monetary policy updates, and MoSPI for official statistics.
