Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics conducted two Summer Schools
7th Annual Economics Conference
The seventh Annual Economics Conference organized by Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics (SAMSOE), SVKM’s NMIMS, Mumbai in collaboration with The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) was held on 6th April, 2024 at SAMSOE, 3rd Floor, NMIMS Mumbai. The theme for the conference was ‘Shaping the Future: India's Sustainable Strategies for 2030’. The inaugural session commenced with Saraswati Vandana, lighting of lamps (diya) and the welcome address by Prof. Amita Vaidya, Director, SAMSOE followed by address by Dr Meena Chintamaneni, Pro-Vice Chancellor, SVKM’s NMIMS. The Keynote address was given by the chief guest, Dr. Dharmakriti Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL, on "Running a Sustainable Growth Marathon”. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Professor at IGIDR, Mumbai, gave a very interesting conference talk on "Indian Economic Growth: Overcoming the Headwinds”. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Imran Khan, SAMSOE, NMIMS, Mumbai.
The inaugural session was followed by three parallel technical sessions – two conference sessions for Ph.D. scholars and faculties, and one research colloquium for undergraduate and post-graduate students. The conference sessions were chaired by Dr. Mainak Majumdar, IIM, Mumbai, and Dr. Sagnik Bagchi, SBM, NMIMS, Mumbai, whereas the research colloquium was chaired by Dr. Niladri Sekhar Bagchi, SAMSOE, NMIMS, Mumbai.
Eight papers selected out of eighteen papers were presented in the conference and five selected out of eleven papers in the research colloquium. The valedictory session concluded successfully with announcing the winners of the best papers and distributing certificates of participation to the presenters. The paper titled "Non-Farm Income and Environmental Efficiency of the farmers: Evidence from India” by Anviksha Drall, Assistant Professor, T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka won the Best Paper Award in the conference category that carried a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 10000. The paper titled "Domestic Violence Against Women in India and The Extent of Under-Reporting of Cases” by Ms. Preksha Kabra, B.Sc. (Economics), SAMSOE, NMIMS, Mumbai was adjudged the Best Paper under the research colloquium category which carried a certificate and cash prize of Rs. 5000.
International visitors at school
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Name of guest |
Designation |
Topic |
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Prof. Sudipta Sarangi |
Professor & Head of the Department of Economic, Virginia Tech |
Interaction with students |
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Mr. Stephen Hickson |
Director of Canterbury University in the dept. of Business Taught Master programmes |
Behavioural Economics |
Guest Lectures by Experts
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Date |
Name of Speaker |
Details of Speaker |
Topic |
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19th August, 2023 |
Mr. Ramanuj Kankani |
Director – Finance & Operations, IMCD India Pvt. Ltd. |
"Industry 4.0” |
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21st August, 2023 |
Dr. Hansika Kapoor |
Research Author at Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala |
Research Ethics |
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23rd August, 2023 |
Dr. Hansika Kapoor |
Research Author at Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala |
Publication and Reporting Ethics |
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08th September, 2023 |
Prof. Stephen Hickson |
University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
Behavioural Economics |
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12th October, 2023 |
Mr. RN Bhaskar |
Consulting editor, FPJ; Mentor and founder editor, Asiaconverge.com |
"International Economics II” |
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12th October, 2023 |
Mr. Kaushal Mehta |
He has done his BE Chemical, MMS Marketing. He has worked in US for companies like GE Plastics, GE Silicones, GE Advanced Materials, GE Financial through TCS. His present role is he is one of the lead promoters of Iraje Software. |
Bharat2047 |
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19th October, 2023 |
Abhinay Muthoo |
Dean and a Professor at the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics (MDAE), a Fellow of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), and the Lead Academic of the UK Cross Parliamentary Party Youth Violence Commission |
"Information economics. It touches on many aspects of microeconomics, as asymmetry of information” |
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20th October, 2023 |
Faisal Aftab |
Director and Risk Head, Financial Institutions, Citibank India |
"Evolution of Modern Financial Industry in India” |
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21st October, 2023 |
Dr Sunil Paul |
Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology - Goa |
"Bigdata and computational social science for an informed public policy discourse” |
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27th October, 2023 |
Anuj Agarwal |
Chief Economist and Head of Research at TruBoard Partners, a prominent real asset performance management company |
Macroeconomics Overview |
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28th October, 2023 |
Prof R Nagaraj |
Prof (Retd.) Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research(IGIDR), Visiting Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum |
"India Derailed: Falling Investment Rate and Premature Deindustrialisation" |
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4th November, 2023 |
Ms Prachi Paranjpye |
Lead Social Psychologist, Wildlife Conservation Trust, Mumbai |
"Applications of ANOVA” |
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5th February, 2024 |
Ms. Sanskriti Kapoor |
Senior Associate - Impact and ESG, at Aavishkaar Capital |
Green is the New Gold: ESG and Impact Investing |
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7th February, 2024 |
Alisha Sadikot |
Alisha Sadikot is an independent museum, art and heritage educator Formerly, Alisha was Curator, Education & Outreach, at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum. She is also currently visiting faculty at the Indian School of Design & Innovation, Atlas SkillTech University. |
The Making of Mumbai |
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8th February, 2024 |
Dr. Archana Kumari |
Vice President, Vodafone Idea |
'Time Series' |
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23rd February, 2024 |
Indranil Pan |
Chief Economist, YES BANK. |
State of the Economy through the eyes of the practitioner' |
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23rd March, 2024 |
Dr. Utpal Chattopadhyay |
Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai. |
Public Policy Making in India – A Practical Perspective |
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28th March, 2024 |
Ridhi Podar |
Engagement Director at the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics |
From Theory to Application: Implementing Behavioral Science in Real-World Contexts |
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06th April, 2024 |
Surjya Narayan Mohapatro, |
Vice President at Standard Chartered Bank |
Global Investment Banking Facets (Specifically Derivative Products) |
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06th April, 2024 |
Mr. Nihar Kumar |
Economist at UBS |
Time Series Analysis |
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13th April, 2024 |
Mayank Rathod |
Senior Manager - NSE |
Surveillance and Risk Management |
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15th April, 2024 |
Yashika Bansal |
Quantitative Risk Analyst at UBS. |
Risk Management in Finance |
Pedagogy used for the classes
Movies / Documentaries
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Movies/ Documentaries |
Course |
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The Power of Fed |
Money Banking and Financial Institutional |
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The Big Short |
MBFI |
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HBS series 1 |
Business Strategy |
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The Pursuit of Happyness |
Leadership Training |
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Boys State (2020) |
Motivational Training |
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Make Me A Leader (2028) |
Leadership Training |
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The Great Depression of 1929 |
Advanced Macroeconomics |
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Coach Carter |
Motivation Training |
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The Corporation (2003) |
Leadership Training |
Video Clips
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Video Clips |
Course |
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Social Needs: KFC’s Friendship Bucket |
Marketing Management |
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Self-Actualization Needs- Incredible Indian Army Ad Campaign |
Marketing Management |
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Coca Cola Super Bowl Commercial 2014 "America The Beautiful.” Campaign |
Marketing Management |
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Video on the philosophy of research – Skepticism |
Research Methods |
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Video on how to conduct Action Research |
Research Methods |
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The real Reason why Argentina’s Economy is Collapsing |
Development Experience of major Economies |
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Philosophy of science |
Research Methods |
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Hypothetico-deductive method |
Research Methods |
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SWOT video |
Marketing Management Module 2 |
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PESTEL analysis video |
Marketing Management |
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5 forces video |
Marketing Management |
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Convergence & Divergences in Development among countries : https://mru.org/courses/development-economics/guns-germs-and-steel-very-long-run |
Dev. Exp. of Maj. Eco. of the World |
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Steps in Decision Making |
Principles of Management |
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Boeing vs Airbus |
Principles of Management |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INEtYZqtjTo |
Logic |
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Intermediate Mathematical Economics and Statistics |
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Ticketing – Last Week Tonight |
Research Methods |
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How to read a research paper |
Research Writing |
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Quantity Theory of Money |
Money Banking & Financial Institutions |
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Witches in Romania |
Research Methods (used to explain ethnographic studies) |
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China’s Agriculture : The Great Leap Forward (1958-62) - YouTube |
Development Experience of Major Economies |
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PR on – Baja Avenger |
Marketing Management |
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Touch of Care – Vicks |
Marketing Management |
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GSK – Breath of Life – Digital Marketing |
Marketing Management |
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Development Experience of Major Economices of the World |
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360° Video, Virtual, and Augmented Reality |
Marketing Management |
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WalGreens – Emotional video |
Marketing Management |
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Virtual reality for doctors |
Marketing Management |
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Brand promotion using VR |
Marketing Management |
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India & China: Race to the Top of the world |
Development Experience of Major Economies |
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Why Russia’s economy is booming against all odds? |
Development Experience of Major Economies |
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Clip on Strategy |
Business Strategy |
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Game of Theories: The Great Recession https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lsbJRmNcic Game of Theories: The Keynesians |
Advanced Macroeconomics |
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Game of Theories: The Monetarists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWrWQ4TUVW0&t=14s Game of Theories: Real Business Cycle |
Advanced Macroeconomics |
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Business vs Corporate strategy |
Business Strategy |
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YouTube Video on basics of stock market |
Financial Economics |
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Inspiring mission of NIKE |
Business Strategy |
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Macro environment |
Business Strategy |
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5 forces model |
Business Strategy |
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Corporate governance |
Business Strategy |
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VRIO framework |
Business Strategy |
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Value Chain Analysis |
Business Strategy |
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TESLA and Apple competitive advantage |
Business Strategy |
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How an FMCG used AI as competitive advantage in warehousing |
Business Strategy |
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New Series GDP Debate |
Indian Economy |
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English Civil War: Crash Course European History #14 (youtube.com) |
Political Science |
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Corporate governance |
Business Strategy |
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Game theory – MacDonald vs Burger King |
Business Strategy |
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Make in India video |
Indian Economy II |
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VRIO framework |
Business Strategy |
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Value Chain Analysis |
Business Strategy |
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Deflation in Japan: Fall of the Japanese Economy |
Advanced Macroeconomics |
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Posting short relevant videos "weekend watch” on G20 |
Indian Economy II |
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Political News Debate from 2023-24 on G20 |
Indian Economy |
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Ansoff Matrix |
Business Strategy |
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BCG Analysis |
Business Strategy |
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GE Mckinsey Analysis |
Business Strategy |
Case Studies
Case Studies are used extensively as part of the curriculum at SAMSOE. Some of the case studies used are listed below.
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Case study used |
Name of the Course |
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Reading of "Traveler’s dilemma by Kaushik Basu” |
Game Theory |
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ABC Corp Corporation (2) SWOT on India V/s China |
Principles of Management |
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Coca Cola for Marketing Environment and
NIRMA for SWOT |
Marketing Management |
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Great Depression |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
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US-India trade relation |
International Economics II |
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1”Fall of Silicon valley Bank”.
2. "Fall of Yes Bank” |
Managerial Accounts |
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Hostile taker over of L and T and Mindtree |
Corporate Finance |
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The Economist explains (2014). How poor countries seemed to be catching up with rich ones—and why they are now falling behind again. |
Dev. Exp. of Maj. Eco. of the World |
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The Economist (2012). The middle-income trap. |
Dev. Exp. of Maj. Eco. of the World |
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Apple‘s iPad. Blue and red ocean strategy. Spirituality at workplace. Developing verifiable goals Restructuring at Daewod Recruiting at Infosys. Career path of CEOs. Organisational change at GE Managing HPV Fast forward, D Block Buster. Making you say waw |
Principles of Management |
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Logical Quiz |
Logic |
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Cadbury and Gems PLC extension STP analysis of Starbucks Patanjali Distribution model and motivation of channel members Dabur distribution model. Mumbai Dabbawallas case study |
Marketing Management |
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Externalities Case study |
Advanced Microeconomics |
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Learning to live with globalisation, Not just another outdoor company, Designing dollars, Mastering the plan, Living large. A new kind of structure, The special touch, mixing it up, bastard, gossip, girls. |
Principles of Management |
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CEO Salary from Introductory Econometrics by Wooldridge 7th Ed |
Statistics and Econometrics-I |
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The manufacturing jobs delusion |
Development Experience of Major Economies |
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The export trap – Asia view |
Development Experience of Major Economies |
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Case study on the relationship of Wage and Education |
Statistics and Econometrics-I |
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Endgame Basel III |
Money Banking & Financial Institutions |
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1. Autocracy or democracy?
2. Great cities after the pandemic.
(Both prescribed in the course outline) |
The Economist (2013)
The Economist (2020) |
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James-Lange |
Motivational Training |
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-Robert Falcon Scott/Polar Explorer/biography - The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah – interview 2022
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Creative Writing |
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The Great Gatsby novel – novel into movie The Emancipation of the Serfs,1861 Brown vs Board of Education Supreme Court Jim Crow Laws Plessy vs Ferguson Sojourner Truth Aint I A Woman – Maya Angelou Live and Unplugged
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English Literature |
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Climate Change and Externalities |
Public Finance and Policy |
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Success of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Financial statement fraud- Satyam Case. |
Analysis for Financial Statement |
BYJU CRISIS |
Analysis for Financial Statement |
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"India's Great Slowdown, What Happened and What's the New Way Out” |
Business Strategy |
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The Diary of Anne Frank |
Principles of Management |
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Research material by Austin Allen on "Mending Wall” |
Research Methods |
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Tesla case study |
Business Strategy |
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High Speed Railway (HSR) in the USA |
Grueber, Public Finance and Public Policy, 6th Edition |
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Analysis of financial statement of Asian paints |
Analysis for Financial Statement |
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Fall of Silicon Valley bank. Hostile take over – Case mind tree and Land T Financial statement fraud- Satyam Case. Merger of Air India and Land T |
Analysis for Financial Statement |
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Lazarus Model of Emotions |
Motivational Training |
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How to Write an Epistolary 19 Story Types Frankenstein Summary pdf & Frankenstein. Text pdf The White Tiger – a novel – pdf Scriptwriting Sample The Bear – Anton Chekov pdf Travel Writing Transitions Abroad with Dr. Jessica Voigts Gullivers- Travel - Britannica |
Creative Writing |
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Imports of Barium from China by USA |
Econometrics-II |
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Perspective: Price and Quantity Adjustment in Great Britain, 1929–36 |
Advanced Macroeconomics |
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Farm Subsidies in USA |
Public Finance and Policy |
Other Pedagogy used like Project / Live Project / Games and Experiments / survey / Blogs / quiz / field visit / constructed games
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Pedagogy Used |
Name of the Course |
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Played "Guessing game of ⅔ of the average” , "Grading Game” in Class |
Game Theory |
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Quiz |
Marketing Management |
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Worksheet |
International Economics II |
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Focus Group Discussion |
Research Methods |
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Research "elevator pitch” |
Research writing |
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Report comparative Analysis |
Money Bank and Financial Institutions |
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Heads-up Charade game format used for identifying distributions and approximations |
Intermediate Mathematical Economics and Statistics |
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Game to explain the law of variable proportion |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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Research Based Project |
Money Banking & Financial Institutions |
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Proposal Discussions |
Research Methods |
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Hands-on Session in R |
Econometrics II |
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Application Based Project |
Advanced Micro |
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Practicing coding qualitative data in class on interview transcript |
Research Method |
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Game of Pictionary for Market structures |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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Conducted a PESTEL analysis for an Industry of students choice. (Telecom/ Automobile/ Airlines/ Real estate or any other sector) |
T.Y. B.Sc. Economics |
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Students were taken for a conference organized by NSE as a part of the course |
Indian Economy |
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Experiment on Beauty Contest -Live in-person experiments with chits |
Behavioural Economics |
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Experiment on common value auction - Live experiment with chits |
Behavioural Economics |
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Students were taken for a talk organized by course World Resource Institute |
Indian Economy |
Orientation 2023
The programme consisted of an inaugural session at Mukesh Patel Auditorium. Students were addressed by Shri. Shalin Divatia, Joint Secretary, SVKM & Mentor of NMIMS University. Prof. Amita Vaidya, Director, Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics, addressed the students and the parents an insight into the working of the School. Prof. Nahid Fatema, Program Chair of B.Sc. Economics and Dr. Kiram Limaye, Program Chair of M.Sc. Economics, addressed students on the program details. The Second Year B. Sc. Economics students also shared their experiences at the School with the F.Y. B. Sc. Economics students.
The following sessions/workshops were conducted as a part of Orientation programme:
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Name of Workshop |
Person Incharge |
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Counselling session |
Ms. Nazneen Raimawala, Counselor (Physiologist), NMIMS |
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Examination Address |
Mr. Naresh Methwani, Deputy Registrar, Examinations |
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Library Orientation |
Ms. Meghana Koli, Librarian |
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Emotional Hygiene |
Dr. Harish Shetty |
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Communication |
Prof. Poonam Ojha |
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Database |
Ms. Aarti Tolani |
