Preparing for the MA Economics entrance exams such as CUET PG Economics , IIT JAM Economics requires a strong conceptual foundation and access to the right set of books for each subject in the official syllabus. In this guide, we’ve curated the best books for MA Economics exams including the CUET PG Economics and IIT JAM Economics covering official syllabus of all important subjects—Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics, Indian Economy, Development Economics, Mathematical Economics, and more.
Whether you’re a beginner starting your MA Economics entrance exam preparation of CUET PG Economics and IIT JAM Economics or a serious aspirant aiming to maximize your score, referring to the best books books aligned with the CUET PG Economics syllabus is critical for success.
We are proving this best booklist as per the CUET PG Economics Syllabus topics.
Note: To secure top-rank in MA Economics CUET PG Economics exam, you need NOT read all books listed below cover to cover. Rather, you need to cover only those chapters which contain the topics listed in the official Syllabus.
Microeconomics Booklist
- Hal Varian (2010): Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach, 8th edition, Affiliated East West Press (India)
- Microeconomics by Pindyck and Rubinfield
- H.L. Ahuja, Advanced Economic Theory: Microeconomic Analysis, latest edition, S.Chand & Company, New Delhi
Macroeconomics booklist
- Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer and Richard Startz (2018), Macroeconomics, 12th Edition, McGraw Hill
- Richard Froyen (2013), Macroeconomics: Theories & Policies, 10th edition, Pearson Education (India)
Money and Inflation Booklist
- Financial Markets and Institutions by Mishkin and Eakins
- Indian Financial System by Bharati Pathak
- Google Search
Consumption and Investment Booklist
- Mankiw, N. (2016). Macroeconomics, 9th edition
- Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer and Richard Startz (2018), Macroeconomics, 12th Edition, McGraw Hill
- Richard Froyen (2013), Macroeconomics: Theories & Policies, 10th edition, Pearson Education (India)
Statistical Methods Booklist
- Jay L. Devore (2010), Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Cengage
Learning - Miller and Miller (2013), John E. Freunds’s Mathematical Statistics, 8th Edition
- Only For Practising Questions: S.C. Gupta, Fundamentals of Statistics, latest edition
Econometrics Booklist
- D. N. Gujarati, D.C. Porter and Manoranjan Pal, Basic Econometrics, 6th
edition, McGraw Hill, 2021 Indian edition.
Mathematical Methods in Economics Booklist
- K. Sydsaeter and P. Hammond: Mathematics for Economic Analysis, Pearson
Educational Asia: Delhi (2002) - Alpha C. Chiang and Kevin Wainwright (2017), Fundamental Methods of
Mathematical Economics, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill Education
Indian Economy Booklist
- Indian Economy since Independence by Uma Kapila
- Economy Survey
- Union Budget
- Economic History of India 1857-1947 by Tirthankar Roy
Public Economics Booklist
- Public Economics in Theory and Practice by Musgrave and Musgrave
International Trade Booklist
- D. Salvatore (2014), International Economics, 11th edition, Wiley (Asia)
Frequently Asked Questions CUET PG Economics Exam
Testonomics has listed so many CUET PG Economics books. Do I have to read all of them in entirety?
No. You do not need to read all these books from cover to cover. Go through only the relevant Chapters from each book. It is possible that from some books, you may need to prepare only a single Chapter or a single topic.
Ultimately, you need to prepare all topics listed in CUET PG Economics Syllabus. You need to prepare all these topics. For each topic, we want to refer to the best CUET PG Economics books.
Since I do not want to read so many books, will it be okay if I rely just on my Indian CUET PG Economics coaching notes ?
No matter where you are enrolled for coaching, be it at Testonomics CUET PG Economics coaching or at any other coaching, every serious CUET PG Economics aspirant SHOULD READ TEXTBOOKS.
Remember, in any coaching, 100 students may be enrolled. However, not all 100 can get selected in any particular year. Only candidates who exert individual efforts can expect to do well in CUET PG Economics exam. Hence, every serious candidate must be prepared to go through original books.
