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        ECONOMICS : IN GENERAL

 

General Economics

Economic Methodology

Schools of Economics

Household Behavior and Family Economics

Production and Organizations

Market Structure and Pricing

Welfare Economics

Public Finance

Public Economics

Public Choice

Law and Economics

Regulatory Economics

Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

Economic Policy

International Finance

International Economics

Financial Economics

Corporate Finance and Governance

Labor Economics

Economic Development

Development Planning and Policy

Technological Change;
Measurement of Economic Growth

Economic Systems

Comparative Economic Systems

Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists

Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines

Relation of Economics to Social Values

Sociology of Economics

Etc.

      FINANCE -IN GENERAL- THEMES

 

Entrepreneurship/Venture Capital

Financial Engineering & Derivatives

Emerging Markets

Banking & Financial Services

Country Risk/Debt Issues

Insurance/Reinsurance

Corporate Governance

Financial Crises

Currency Issues

Financial Information Technology & Systems (FITS),

Multinational Finance

Volatility Determination, Transmission & Risk Management

Asset Allocation/Country Mutual Funds/Hedge Funds/ETFs

Market Behavior Efficiency/Inefficiency

Working Capital & Treasury Management

Interest-Free Banking/Islamic Finance

Market Integration and Interest Rates

Accounting, Regulation & Taxation

Valuation/Pricing/EVA & MVA

Etc.

       FINANCIAL ECONOMICS THEMES

·         General Financial Markets

·         Portfolio Choice

·         Asset Pricing

·         Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

·         Information and Market Efficiency

·         International Financial Markets

·         Government Policy and Regulation

·         Financial Institutions and Services

·         Banks; Other Depository Institutions

·         Mortgages

·         Insurance; Insurance Companies

·         Pension Funds;

·         Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage

·         Government Policy and Regulation

·         Corporate Finance and Governance

·         Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy

·         Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure

·         Bankruptcy; Liquidation

·         Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

·         Payout Policy

·         Government Policy and Regulation

·         Etc.

       INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEMES

·         Foreign Exchange

·         Current Account Adjustment

·         Short-Term Capital Movements

·         International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions

·         International Lending and Debt Problems

·         Foreign Aid

·         Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

·         Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

·         Etc.

        PRICES, BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS, AND CYCLES THEMES

·         Price Level; Inflation; Deflation etc.

·         Business Fluctuations; Cycles

·         Forecasting and Simulation

·         Fiscal and Monetary Policies for Business Fluctuations

·         Etc.

        MONETARY ECONOMICS THEMES

·         Monetarism

·         Rational Expectations Theory

·         Prices and Inflation

·         Monetary Reform

·         Central Bank Independence

·         Etc.

       INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS THEMES

·         International Economic Order

·         Globalization: General Trade

·         Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations

·         Country and Industry Studies of Trade

·         Economic Integration

·         Trade and Labor Market Interactions

·         Trade and Environment

·         International Factor Movements and International Business

·         International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements

·         International Migration

·         Multinational Firms; International Business

·         Etc.

        PUBLIC ECONOMICS & PUBLIC FINANCE THEMES

·         Structure and Scope of Government

·         Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government

·         Taxation and Other Public Revenues

·         Optimal Taxation

·         Externalities;  Environmental Taxes and Subsidies

·         Personal Income and Other Non-business Taxes and Subsidies

·         Business Taxes and Subsidies

·         Tax Evasion

·         Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

·         Publicly Provided Goods

·         National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

·         State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

·         Etc.

        LAW AND ECONOMICS THEMES

·         Regulatory Economics

       GAME THEORY AND BARGAINING THEORY THEMES

·         Cooperative Games

·         Non-cooperative Games

·         Stochastic and Dynamic Games

·         Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory

·         Etc.

       INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY THEMES

·         Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions

·         Factor Income Distribution

·         Income Inequalities

·         Globalization and Income Inequalities

·         Poverty

·         Etc.

        ANALYSIS OF COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING THEMES

·         Social Choice; Clubs; Committees

·         Public Choice

·         Associations

·         Economic Models of Political Processes

·         Special Interest Groups

·         Rent-Seeking

·         Elections, Legislatures

·         Voting

·         Political Competition

·         Political Ethics, Economics and Politics of Corruption

·         Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations

·         Positive Analysis of Policy-Making and Implementation

·         Etc.