(i) Finance Commission aims to reduce the fiscal imbalances between the centre and the states (Vertical imbalance) and also between the states (horizontal imbalance). It promotes inclusiveness.
(ii) A Finance Commission is set up once in every 5 years. It is normally constituted two years before the period. It is a temporary Body.
(iii) The 14th Finance Commission was set up in 2013. Its recommendations were valid for the period from 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2020.
(iv) The 15th Finance Commission has been set up in November 2017. Its recommendations will be implemented starting 1 April 2020

A. Monetary Policy: Expansionary Vs. Contractionary
Expansionary policy
i. Expansionary policy is cheap money policy when a monetary authority uses its tools to stimulate the economy.
ii. An expansionary policy maintains short-term interest rates at a lower than usual rate or increases the total supply of money in the economy more rapidly than usual.
iii. It is traditionally used to try to combat unemployment by lowering interest rates in the hope that less expensive credit will entice businesses into expanding.
iv. This increases aggregate demand (the overall demand for all goods and services in an economy), which boosts short-term growth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) growth.
The Contractionary
i. The Contractionary monetary policy is dear money policy, which maintains short-term interest rates higher than usual or which slows the rate of growth in the money supply or even shrinks it.
ii. This slows short-term economic growth and lessens inflation.
iii. Contractionary monetary policy can lead to increased unemployment and depressed borrowing and spending by consumers and businesses, which can eventually result in an economic recession if implemented too vigorously.
B. The Two Faces of Monetary Policy

Cheap Money Policy for Inflation	Dear Money Policy for Recession
1. Borrowing is easy	1. Borrowing is difficult
2. Consumers buy more	2. Consumers buy less
3. Businesses expand	3. Businesses Postpone expansion
4. More people are employed	4. Unemployment increases
5. People spend more	5. Production is reduced

(i) It facilitates free movement of goods, services and investments within ASEAN by creating a single regional market like the European Union.
(ii) It provides free access to the marketers of one member country to the markets of all other member countries, thus fostering growth in the region.
(iii) It improves business competitiveness between businesses from different countries and also narrow developmental gaps between member countries.
(iv) It paves way for market and investment opportunities for the member nations.
(v) It fosters co-operations in many areas including industry and trade.

1. Private Ownership of Property and Law of Inheritance: The basic feature of capitalism is that all resources namely, land, capital, machines, mines etc. are owned by private individuals. The owner has the right to own, keep, sell or use these resources according to his will. The property can be transferred to heirs after death.
2. Freedom of Choice and Enterprise: Each individual is free to carry out any occupation or trade at any place and produce any commodity. Similarly, consumers are free to buy any commodity as per their choice
3. Profit Motive: Profit is the driving force behind all economic activities in a capitalistic economy. Each individual and organization produce only those goods which ensure high profit. Advance technology, division of labour, and specialisation are followed. The golden rule for a producer under capitalism is ‘to maximize profit.’
4. Free Competition: There is free competition in both product and factor market. The government or any authority cannot prevent firms from buying or selling in the market. There is competition between buyers and sellers.
5. Price Mechanism: Price mechanism is the heart of any capitalistic economy. All economic activities are regulated through price mechanism i.e, market forces of demand and supply.
6. Role of Government: As the price mechanism regulates economic activity, the government has a limited role in a capitalistic economy. The government provides basic services such as, defense, public health, education, etc.
7. Inequalities of Income: A capitalist society is divided into two classes – ‘haves’ that is those who own property and ‘have-nots’ who do not own property and work for their living. The outcome of this situation is that the rich become richer and poor become poorer. Here, economic inequality goes on increasing.

(i) The economic welfare depends upon the composition of a goods and services provided.
(ii) Higher GDP with greater environmental hazards such as air, water and soil pollution will be little economic welfare.
(iii) The production of war goods will show the increase in national output but not welfare.
(iv) An increase in per capita income may be due to. employment of women and children Dr forcing workers to. work for long hours. But it will not promote economic welfare.
(v) Therefore the physical quality of life index (PQLI) is considered a better indicator of economic welfare.

1. Human Resources
(i) Human resource is named as human capital because of its power to increase productivity and thereby national income. There is a circular relationship between human development and economic growth.
(ii) If labour is efficient and skilled, its capacity to contribute to growth will be high. For example Japan and China.
2. Technical Know-how: As the scientific and technological knowledge advances, more and more sophisticated techniques steadily raise the productivity levels in all sectors.
3. Political freedom: The process of development is linked with the political freedom.
4. Social organization: People show interest in the development activity only when they feel that the fruits of development will be fairly distributed. Mass participation in development programs is a pre-condition for accelerating the development process.
5. Corruption free administration:
Corruption is a negative factor in the growth process. Unless the countries rootout corruption in their administrative system, the crony capitalists and traders will continue to exploit national resources. The tax evasion tends to breed corruption and hamper economic progress.
6. Desire for development:
The pace of economic growth in any country depends to a great extent on people's desire for development.
7. Moral, ethics and social values:
(i) These determine the efficiency of the market.
(ii) If people are not honest, market cannot function.
8. Casino Capitalism:
If People spend larger proportion of their income and time on entertainment liquor and other illegal activities, productive activities may suffer.
9. Patrimonial Capitalism:
If the assets are simply passed on to children from their parents, the children would not work hard, because the children do not know the value of the assets. Hence productivity will be low.

(i) Currency Inflation:
The excess supply of money in circulation causes rise in price level.
(ii) Credit Inflation
When banks are liberal in lending credit, the money supply increases and thereby rising prices.
(iii) Deficit Induced Inflation:
The deficit budget is generally financed through printing of currency by the Central Bank. As a result, prices rise.
(iv) Profit Induced Inflation:
When the firms aim at higher profit, they fix the price with higher margin. So, prices go up.
(v) Scarcity Induced Inflation:
Scarcity of goods happens either due to fall in production (e.g. farm goods) or due to hoarding and black marketing.
(vi) TaxInducedInflation:
(1) Increase in indirect taxes like excise duty, custom duty and sales tax may lead to rise in price.
(2) This is also called taxflation.

S.NO.XYXYX²Y² 1 23 18 414 529 324 2 27 22 594 729 484 3 28 23 644 784 529 4 29 24 696 841 576 5 30 25 750 900 625 6 31 26 806 961 676 7 33 28 924 1089 784 8 35 29 1015 1225 841 9 36 30 1080 1296 900 10 39 32 1248 1521 1024 N=10 311 257 8171 9875 6763 \(r =\frac{N \sum X Y-\left(\sum X\right)\left(\sum Y\right)}{\sqrt{N \sum X^{2}-\left(\sum X\right)^{2}} \sqrt{N \sum Y^{2}-\left(\sum Y\right)^{2}}} \)
\(=\frac{(10 \times 8171)-311 \times 257}{\sqrt{(10 \times 9875)-(311)^{2}} \sqrt{10 \times 6763-(257)^{2}}} \)
\(=\frac{81710-79927}{\sqrt{98750-96721} \sqrt{67630-66049}} \)
\(=\frac{1783}{\sqrt{2029} \sqrt{1581}}=0.9955\)
Ans: + 0.9955 high correleated 

1. Short-term (controlling plans or annual plans) for a period of one year (operation).
2. Medium term plans last 3-7 years but normally 5 years. Related to allocation of financial and physical resources (tactical planning).
3. Long-term (perspective or strategic plans) for 10 to 30 years: To bring structural changes in the economy.
4. Financial planning refers to the technique of planning in which resources are allocated in terms of money
5. Physical planning refers to allocation of resources in terms of men, materials and machinery.
6. Comprehensive plan concerns with the major issues for the whole economy.
7. Partial plan considers only the few important sectors of the economy.
Democratic planning:
1. Planning within democracy.
2. People are associated at every step in the formulation and implementation of the plan.
3. The plan prepared by the Planning Commission can be accepted, rejected or modified by the Parliament.
Totalitarian planning:
1. There is central control and direction of all economic activities.
2. Consumption, production, exchange, and distribution are all controlled by the state.
3. The planning authority decides the target, schemes, allocations, methods and procedures of implementation of the plan.
Centralized planning:
1. The entire planning in under a central planning authority.
2. This authority formulates a central plan, fixes objectives, targets and priorities for every sector.
3. It is planning from̀ above.
Decentralized planning
1. Local organizations and institutions formulate, adopt, execute and supervise the plan.
2. It is called planning from below.
Planning by Direction:
1. There is a central authority which plans, directs and orders the execution of the plan in accordance with pre-determined targets and priorities.
Planning by inducement
1. People are induced to act in a certain way through various monetary and fiscal measures.
2. If the planning authority wishes to encourage the production of a commodity, it can give subsidy to the firms.
Indicative planning:
1. It has been in practice in France since the Monnet Plan of 1947 and in mixed economies.
2. The outline of plan is prepared by the Government.
3. It is discussed with the representatives of private management, trade unions, consumer groups, and experts.
4. The essential function of planning is co-ordination of different economic units.
5. The state provides all facilities to the private sector.
6. The private sector fulfill the targets and priorities.
7. The state does not force the private sector but just indicates the areas of operation and targets to be fulfilled.
Imperative planning (China and Russia):
1. The state is all powerful in preparation and implementation of the plan.
2. The implementation is a matter of enforcement. Policies arc rigid.
3. There is complete control over the entire resources by the state. There is no consumer sovereignty.

Introduction:
(i) Sustainable development is concerned with the welfare of the present and future generation.
(ii) It aims at satisfying the luxury wants of the rich and the basic necessities of the poor.
Definition:
(i) Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Goals:
(i) It is crucial to harmonize three core elements such as economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.
(ii) A set of 17 goals for the world's future can be achieved before 2030 with three unanimous principles fixed by United Nations such as Universality, Integration and Transformation.
1) End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
2) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
3) Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.
4) Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.
5) Achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.
6) Ensure access to water and sanitation for all.
7) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
8) Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
9) Build resilient infrastructure, promote, sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
10) Reduce inequality within and among countries.
11) Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
12) Ensure sustainable consumption and production pattern.
13) Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14) Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.
15) Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, stop and reverse land degradation, stop biodiversity loss.
16) Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies.
17) Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

(i) Fiscal Policy is implemented through fiscal instruments also called 'fiscal tools' or fiscal levers - Government expenditure, taxation and borrowing are the instruments of fiscal policy.
Taxation:
(i) Taxes transfer income from the people to the Government.
(ii) Taxes are direct or indirect.
(iii) An increase in tax reduces disposable income.
(iv) So tax should be raised to control inflation.
(v) During depression, taxes are to be reduced.
Public Expenditure:
(i) Public expenditure raises wages and salaries of the employees and so aggregate demand for goods rises.
(ii) So, public expenditure is raised during recession and reduced during inflation.
Public debt:
(i) When Government borrows by floating a loan, there is transfer of funds from the public to the Government.
(ii) At the time of interest payment and repayment of public debt, funds are transferred from Government to public.

Introduction
1. Modern theory of international trade was developed by Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin.
2. This theory says that basis for international trade is the differences in factor endowments.
3. So this theory is also called Factor Endowment Theory.
Theory
1. International differences in comparative costs is due to:
(i) Difference in the endowments of factors of production between countries.
(ii) Differences in the factor proportions required in production.
Assumptions
1. There are two countries, two commodities, two factors (2 x 2 x 2 model).
2. Countries differ in factor endowments.
3. Commodities are categorized in terms of factor intensity.
4. Countries use same production technology.
5. Countries have identical demand conditions.
6. There is perfect competition in product and factor markets in both the countries.
Explanation
1. According to Heckscher-Ohlin, "a capital abundant country will export the capital intensive goods, while labour abundant country will export the labour intensive goods".
2. A factor is regarded abundant or scarce in relation to the quantum of other factors.
3. A country is richly endowed with capital only if the ratio of capital to other factors is higher than other countries.
Particulars India America Supply of Labour 50 24 Supply of Capital 40 30 Capital-Labour Ratio 40/50 = 0.8 30/24 = 1.25 4. Even though India has more capital (40) compared to America (30) in absolute terms, yet America is more richly endowed with capital because the ratio of capital in India is $0.8$ which is less than that in America (1.25).
Criticism
1. Factor endowment of a country may change over time.
2. The efficiency of the same factor (labour) may differ in the two countries.

Introduction
The concept of multiplier Was first developed by R.F. Khan in terms of employment. J.M Keynes redefined it as investment multiplier.
Definition
Multiplier is defined as the ratio of the change in national income to change in investment.
\(K=\Delta Y / \Delta I\)
The value of multiplier depends on MPC.
\(\mathrm{K}=\frac{1}{1-\mathrm{MPC}} \text { since } \mathrm{MPC}+\mathrm{MPS}=1\)
\(k=\frac{1}{N 118}\)
Multiplier is inversely related to MPS and directly with MPC.
If MPC is, 0.75, MPS is 0.25 then K=4.00
\(\frac{1}{1-0.75} \text { or } \frac{1}{0.25}=4\)

MPC	MPS	k
0.00	1.00	1
0.10	0.90	1.11
0.50	0.50	2.00
0.75	0.25	4.00

Working
(i) Suppose government undertakes investment expenditure equal to र100 cr on public works.
(ii) Income of labourers and suppliers of materials increases by र100 cr
(iii) If MPC is 0.8 that is 80 %. र80 cr is spent on consumption र20 cr salved
(iv) Suppliers of goods get an income of र80 cr. They spend र64 cr (ie 80% of र80 cr).
(v) In this manner consumption expenditure and increase in income act in a chain like manner.

Cyclical unemployment:
(i) During the downturn phase (recession and depression) of trade cycle, income and output fall leading to cyclical unemployment.
(ii) It is caused by deficiency of effective demand
Structural unemployment:
(i) Unemployment due to massive and deep rooted changes in economic structure leads to structural unemployment.
(ii) Lack of demand for the product or shift in demand to other products cause this type of unemployment.
(iii) (e.g.) rise in demand for mobile phones has adversely affected the demand for cameras, tape recorders
Disguised unemployment:
(i) It occurs in agriculture when more people are there than required. Even if some workers are withdrawn, production does not suffer.
Actual marginal productivity is zero, less or negative.
(i) Seasonal unemployment
1. In agriculture and agro based industries like sugar, production activities are carried out only in some seasons.
2. These industries offer employment only during that season in a year.
3. People remain unemployed during the off season.
4. Seasonal unemployment takes place from demand side also (eg) ice cream industry, holiday resorts
(ii) Frictional unemployment (Temporary unemployment)
1. It arises due to imbalance between supply of labour and demand for labour.
2. It is because of immobility of labour, lack of necessary skills, break down of machinery, shortage of raw materials.
3. The persons who lose jobs and in search of jobs also come under frictional unemployment
(iii) Educated unemployment
1. Educated people are underemployed or unemployed when qualification does not match the job.
2. Faulty education system, lack of employable skills, mass student turnout and preference for white collar jobs are highly responsible for educated unemployment.

(i) GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. It represents the total market value of a country's output.
(ii)  It is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a given period of time by factors of production located within a country.

(i) Hicks has combined the k and β mathematically and given it the name of the Super Multiplier.
(ii) The super multiplier is worked out by combining both induced consumption and induced investment.

1. North Korea
2. China
3. Venezuela

i) The SDR (Special Drawing Right) was created for supplementary 'The World Reserve Currency (asset).
ii) Create global liquidity.

According to Ricardo a country can gain from trade when it produces at relatively lower costs. Even when a country enjoys absolute advantage in both goods, the country would specialize inthe production and export of those goods which are relatively more advantageous.

(i) Correlation is a statistical device that helps to analyse the covariation of two or more variables.
(ii) Correlation is the relationship between two or more variables which vary with the other in the same or the opposite direction.

Development must, therefore, be conceived as a multidimensional process involving major changes in social structures, popular attitudes and national institutions and acceleration of growth, the reduction of inequality and the eradication of absolute poverty.
Michael P. Todaro

(i) It means multiplication of loans and advances.
(ii) The power of Commercial banks to create deposits through expanding their loans and advances is known as Credit Creation.

(i) "Too much of Money chasing too few goods" - Coulbourn
(ii) "A state of abnormal increase in the quantity of purchasing power" - Gregorye

APS is the ratio of saving to income
APS = \(\frac{S}{Y}\)

BASIS	REPO RATE	REVERSE REPO RATE
Meaning	Repo rate is the rate at which the Central bank of India grants loan to the commercial banks for a short period against government securities	Reverse repo rate is the rate at which the commercial banks grant loan to the Central Bank of India.
Purpose	To fulfill the deficiency of funds	To ensure liquidity in the economy
Rate	High	Comparatively less.
Controls	Inflation	Money supply in the economy
Charged on	Repurchase Agreement	Reverse Repurchase Agreement.

Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)
(i) TRIMs are related to conditions or restrictions in respect of foreign investment in the country.
(ii) It calls for introducing equal treatment for foreign companies on par with national companies. TRIMs were widely employed by developing countries.

(i) Surface water pollution:
Hazardous substances coming into contact with this surface water, dissolving or mixing. Physically with the water can be called surface water pollution.
(ii) Ground water pollution:
Ground water contamination occurs when man-made products such as gasoline, oil and chemical get into the ground water.
(iii) Microbiological pollution:
(1) Natural pollution caused by micro - organism like viruses and bacteria.
(2) This natural pollution causes both aquatic and human illness.

Factors determining exchange rates are,
(i) Differentials in Inflation
(ii) Differential in Interest rates
(iii) Current Account Deficits
(iv) Public Debt
(v) Terms of Trade
(vi) Political and Economic Stability
(vii) Recession
(viii) Speculation

(i) Transfer payments
(ii) Difficulties in assessing depreciation allowance.
(iii) Unpaid Services
(iv) Income from illegal activities.
(v) Production for self consumption and changing price.
(vi) Capital Gains
(vii) Statistical problems

(i) Concentration of wealth and income
(ii) Wastage of Resources
(iii) Class struggle
(iv) Business cycle
(v) Production of non essential goods.

Three of the most important ways of classifying correlation are:
(i) Based on the direction of change of variables
Positive Correlation:
(i) The correlation is said to be positive if the values of two variables move in the same direction.
(ii) Ex. Y = a + bx
Negative Correlation:
(i) When the values of variables move in the opposite directions.
(ii)  Ex. Y = a - bx
(ii) Based on the number of variables studied.
Simple Correlation:
(i) If only two variables are taken for study.
Multiple Correlations:
(i) If three or more than three variables are studied simultaneously.
\(\operatorname{Ex}: Q_{d}=f\left(P, P_{v}, P, t, y\right)\)
Partial Correlation:
(i) If there are more than two variables but only two variables are considered keeping the other variables constant, then the correlation is said to be Partial Correlation.
(iii) Based on the constancy of the ratio of change between the variables
Linear Correlation:
(i) When on the amount of change in one variable tends to bear a constant ratio to the amount of change in the other.
(ii) Ex. Y = a + bx²
Non Linear:
(i) The amount of change in one variable does not bear a constant ratio to the amount of change in the other variables.
(ii) Ex. Y = a + bx²

(i) The cause for vicious circle of poverty is demand and supply.
(ii) On the supply side, the low level of real income leads to low level of saving and investment and to deficiency of capital.
(iii) Deficiency of capital leads to low productivity and back to low income.
(iv) On the demand-side, low level of real income leads to low demand so investment is less, therefore deficiency of capital, low productivity and low income.

(i) A tax is a compulsory payment made to the government. Refusal to pay the tax is punishable.
(ii) There is no quid pro quo between a taxpayer and public authorities.
(iii) Tax payer cannot claim any specific benefit against the payment of a tax.
(iv) Every tax involves some sacrifice on the part of the tax payer.
(v)  A tax is not levied as a fine or penalty for breaking law.

(i) The Marshall equation is
M = KPY where
(ii) M is the quantity of money
(iii) Y is the aggregate real income of the community
(iv) P is purchasing power of money
(v) K is the fraction of the real income which the public desires to hold in the form of money.
P= M / KY
(vi) The value of money is 1 / P = KY / M.