ENTRANCE BOOKS- STATISTICS- MA ECONOMICS PREPARATION

 

The economic entrance exams in the top ranking universities are conducted during May and June months every year. The MA Economics from prestigious universities adds into the special skill-set among the students who aspire to become renowned Economists serving in top-notch universities of the world, or researcher in some international economic institutions, or economic advisors to Governments or MNCs.

Many students who are pursuing Economics and are in their final year of under graduation start searching for

• References books for MA Economics Entrance
• Study Material for MA Economics Entrance

                                
So, when it comes to entrance exams for pursuing Masters in Economics, then there are many institutions which take different entrance exams as per different syllabus. However, each institute brings something new to the table for you to pursue Masters from there in terms of faculty, knowledge sharing, placements etc. Usually most of the students aim of pursuing Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics or Indian Statistical Institute.

 

Statistics is one subject that a student is tested upon in any MA Entrance. So if you feel you are perhaps weak in it, work positively to make it your stronger front instead. The difference between students who are not confident and those who are confident about any particular subject is practice. You can only gain confidence if you work upon something consistently.

 

Practice on your basic concepts first and do 5 questions everyday from any book and that’s not much right. Well today, it is not  but at the end of the week it would compound to 35 questions, end of the second week 70 and after 10 weeks 350 questions. Thus, now you know, why everyday matters. You might think, we don’t have anything new to say or we are repetitive, yes, but the eternal truth for all the folks preparing for MA economics entrance test, is that you have to be consistent enough.

 

ISI MA Economics entrance coaching offering best in class education to students recommend the following books for Statistics, for the preparation of MA Economics entrance test.

 

SC Gupta: Basic, very basic book. A must for beginners, as it is a good question bank for you.

Nagar and Das: A good read. This book will help you understand the theoretical aspect of statistics, although it would not give you too many questions to play around with, but it is must for conceptual understanding.

SC Gupta and VK Kapoor: I suggest this book for mathematical statistics. This book is a hard core statistics book, full of challenging questions. Use this specifically for probability and probability distributions.

De Groot: The first chapter of this book might not challenge students who have already practiced enough but as you dig deeper into this book, it gets on the top of your head and makes you think deeper and clearer. That’s the beauty of this book. Very well written text meant for those who are ready to take up some challenging questions.

 

MAIN TOPICS COVERED UNDER M.A IN ECONOMICS ENTRANCE EXAM

(a)    Microeconomics

(b)   Macroeconomics

(c)    Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis

(d)   Computer Applications in Economics

(e)    Indian Economy

(f)    Mathematical Economics and Econometrics

(g)   International Economics

(h)   International Trade and Finance

 

I.                   Books on Microeconomics

(a)    Microeconomics: Theory and Applications by Dominick Salvatore

(b)   Modern Microeconomics by A. Koutsoyannis

(c)    Social Science and its methods in Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society by Hunt, Elgin

(d)   Methodology and Perspectives of Social Science by Abhijit Kundu

(e)    Economics by Lipsey R. and A Chrystal

 

II.                Books on Macroeconomics

(a)    Economics by Lipsey R. and A Chrytal

(b)   Macro economic Theory by Eugene Diutio

(c)    Macro economics by Edward Shapiro

(d)   Macro Economics by Errol D’Souza

(e)    Macro economics by Gregory Mankiw

(f)    Macro economics by Richard T. Frogmen

(g)   Methodology and Perspectives of Social Science by Abhijit Kundu

(h)   Microeconomic Theory by Dominick Salvatore

 

III.             Books for Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis

(a)    Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis by Sydsaeter K and P. Hammond

(b)   Introductory Mathematics for Economics and Business by Holden K and A.W. Pearson

(c)    Basic Mathematics and Its Application in Economics by Barauh.S

(d)   Mathematical Analysis for Economist by Allen R.G.D

(e)    Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics by Dowling E.T

 

IV.             Books for Computer Applications in Economics

(a)    Comdex Computer Course Kit by Vikas Gupta

(b)   Foundations of IT by Sharma D

 

 

V.                Books on Indian Economy

(a)    Development with Dignity by Amit Bhaduri

(b)   Indian Agriculture since Independence by Bhalla, G.S

(c)    Indian Economy Environment and policy by IC Dhingra

(d)   Indian Economy: Performance & Policies by Uma , Kapila

 

VI.             Books on Mathematical Economics and Econometrics

(a)    Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics by Chiang A.C. and K. Wainwright

(b)   Introduction to Mathematical Economics by Dowling E.T

(c)    Mathematical Economics by R.G.D Allen

(d)   Mathematics for Economics by Mehta and Madnani

(e)    Mathematics for Economics by Joshi and Agarwal

(f)    Mathematics for Economics by Taro Yamane

(g)   Basic Econometrics by Damodar N.Gujarati

(h)   Econometrics by Koutsoyiannis

 

VII.          Books on International Economics

(a)    International Economics by Dominick Salvatore

(b)   International Economics by Bo Soderstien and Geoffrey Reed

(c)    International Economics by Francis Cherunilam

(d)   International Economics by Mannur, H.G

 

VIII.       Books on Banking

(a)    Banking in India by S.K. Basu

(b)   Central Banking by M.D. Decock

(c)    Indian Economy by I.C. Dhingra

(d)   Modern Banking by R.S. Sayers

(e)    Studies in Practical Banking by Milnes Holdern

Quality Of The Above Mentioned Books:-

 

1.      As Per the Updated Syllabus of Notes.

2.      All Topics Include in Detail with abundant Explanations.

3.      Properly indexed with page numbers such that every topic is easily accessible.

4.      Provide at Affordable Price. 

5.      Combine Knowledge of JRF Qualified Faculties.

Highlights Of The Book

• These books will specifically target three areas: Economic Theory, Pure Math, and Mathematical Economics/ Statistics/ Econometrics.
• Detailed study material comprising 7 booklets of Micro Economics, Macro Economics, International Economics, Public Finance, Development Economics, Statistics and Pure Math. Besides students will get free complementary book Indian Economy authored by Dr. Madhur M. Mahajan published by Pearson.
• More than 20 mock tests comprising DSE, JNU, IIFT, ISI, GIPS, IGIDR, MSE, PU and other prestigious universities.
• Classroom discussion of MCQs with sample worksheets. Rigorous practice questions of more than 5000 MCQs.
• Students can interact with the faculty via Live Classes, Whatsapp Chats, Instant Messaging and calling, Doubt sessions.

 

Certain Universities include aptitude questions along with subject related questions. In such cases, the candidate should refer books on quantitative aptitude, reasoning, etc for preparation. Preparation for the exam must be made in accordance with the prescribed syllabus.