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M.Phil in International Trade and Development

The MPhil programme in International Trade and Development has been running for over four decades. It is part of an integrated MPhil/PhD programme. The M.Phil degree is awarded after two years on successful completion of five courses in the first year followed by an MPhil dissertation the second year.

 Presently, the M.Phil programme consists of the following six courses (all core):

The MPhil dissertation may be in any of the key research areas of interest of CITD faculty. Some of the recent M.Phil topics (July 2001 onwards) include:

Dhiman Das - Non-Linear and Complex Behaviour in Economic Time Series: A Study of Indian Foreign Exchange Rates
Professor Manmohan Agarwal 
Malabika Pal - Herd Behaviour and Financial Crisis: As Illustrated by East Asian Experience     
Professor Ashok Guha
Samarpita Seth - Market Structure and Diffusion of Innovation
Dr. Probal Roy Chowdhury
Debashis Charaborty - India’s Intra-Industry Trade: An Analysis of the Pre-Reform and Post-Reform Trends
Professor Alokesh Barua
Susmita Banerjee - Educational Investment Decision of Rural Households: Theoretical Explorations and Econometric Evidence from West Bengal
Professor Amit Shovon Ray
Baishaki Mandal  Trade Liberalisation and Widening Wage Gap in Labour market
Professor Sandwip Kumar Das
Prabhu Prasad Mishra - Structural Adjustment and Reforms in Latin America Policies and Performance
Professor Manmohan Agarwal
Manoranjan Pattnaik -  Agricultural Infrastructure, Input Use and Productivity: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Orissa Policies and Performance
Professor Manoj Pant
Sharmistha Maitra - Economic Growth and Human Development - An Indian Case Study
Professor Amit Shovon Ray
Girijesh Tiwari - Some Aspects of Bank Runs
Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Manashi Chakravorty - An Empirical Analysis of Access to New Drugs in India: Public Health Implications of the TRIPS Agreement
Professor Amit Shovon Ray
Suja K. - Capital Adequacy of Commercial Banks – The Supply Side
Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Gitika Srivastava - Investors’ Psychology and Price Volatility in Stock Market
Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Subhashis Bera - Measurement of Digital Divide in Asia and India: A Framework for Cross-country and Inter-state Analysis Professor Amit Shovon Ray C.G.Hari Prasad - The Determinants of Ground Water Exploitation in India and Optimal Policy Options – An Interstate Analysis: 1950 – 2000
Professor Alokesh Barua
Richa Chintan - Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Cropping Pattern and Farm Incomes
Professor Manmohan Agarwal
Saswata Chowdhury - Financial Intermediation and Employment
Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Lai The Trong - Exchange Rate Regimes in India and Vietnam: Review, Lessons, and Solutions for a Transitional Phase of the Economy
Professor Manmohan Agarwal
Kuntala Bandyopadhyay - Trade Liberalisation and its Impact on the Incidence of Child Labour
Professor Manmohan Agarwal
Pratap C. Mohanty - Environmental Concerns and Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries: Role of Non-Market Institutions
Professor S. K. Das
Namita Mathur - An Analysis of Causes of Migration to the Metros
Professor Manmohan Agarwal
Debosree Banerjee - Health Inputs, Health Outcomes and Economic Performance: Evidence from the Indian States
Professor Amit Shovon Ray
 
 
 After the MPhil, one may proceed to do a PhD in Economics subject to the grade point requirements. Many of our MPhil students proceed to the job market in the research and corporate sectors after completing their MPhil (GE, UNCTAD, RGF, IIFT, RIS, ICRIER, NIPFP, TERI) Admission to the integrated M.Phil/PhD programme is based on an all-India written entrance test and interview (Prospectus)

Foreign students may apply directly as per JNU guidelines (International Students)