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Teaching economics: the experience at the University of Calcutta

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  • Mahalaya Chatterjee

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Economics is one of the most prestigious departments of the 154 years old, University of Calcutta. Not only had the post-graduate department of the university but a number of its affiliated colleges boasted of legendary teachers and equally famous students over the years. However, for the last ten years or so, there is a decline in the number of students taking admission to the undergraduate honours course. In the era of globalisation and free-market economy, where the knowledge of economics is becoming more and more necessary, what can be the reason for such a decline? Searching for the answer was not very easy. A number of reasons were forwarded from different quarters and one of them was the syllabi, overloaded with mathematics. This paper takes a critical look into the reasons for the apathy of students to study the subject and the vision behind the complete makeover of the syllabi.

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  • Mahalaya Chatterjee, 2013. "Teaching economics: the experience at the University of Calcutta," International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(4), pages 407-417.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijplur:v:4:y:2013:i:4:p:407-417
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