The Department of Economics, which had its origin way back in 1959 as the extension centre of the University of Madras blossomed into a full fledged Department of Economics at the time of the formation of Madurai University in the year 1966. Department of Econometrics was created in 1982.
The Department of Economics which made significant progress ever since its establishment and was selected by the UGC under Departmental Research Support Programme (DRS) in 1991 for its further growth. Subsequently the Department of Economics was converted into a School of Economics with Seven Departments namely Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Industrial Economics. Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics, Rural Development Economics and Human Resource Development Economics in the year 1991.
The major breakthrough of the then Department lies in its pioneering work of introducing a Post-Graduate Course namely, M.SC., Mathematical Economics and infact the Department of Economics of Madurai Kamaraj University was the trend setter for this course in the whole of South India in 1968. In addition two courses M.Phil (1976) and M.A; Economics (1977) were introduced in the Department. The students who had their studies in the School of Economics are now working in various Universities, Colleges, Research institutes and Financial Institutions in India and abroad. Some of them are working in foreign Universities as faculty members. The products of the School also work in Planning Commission, Reserve Bank, Department of Statistics of the State and Central Governments. The School has hosted the Tenth Indian Econometric Conference in 1970, the All India Labour Economics conference in 1988, the conference of the Association of Economists of Tamil Nadu twice and various workshops and seminars at state and national levels.
The School of Economics has eleven faculty members and it has produced around 500 M.Phil., and more than 80 Ph.D. The faculty members have undertaken several major and minor projects on themes of local and national relevance funded by UGC, ICSSR and other agencies.
The first Head of the Department of Economics was the eminent scholar
Dr. D.Bright Singh who later on became the full time member of the Tamil Nadu Planning Commission. Eminent Economists like R.G.D. Allen, P.R.Brahmananda, Raja J.Chelliah, K.L.Krishna, Marc Nerlove Vaithyanathan have visited the School.The School is now in DRS Phase III (SAP) of the UGC.
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS :
* DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMETRICS
* DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS * DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
* DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
* DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS * DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
* DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Name of the Faculty Members with Qualification
Designation
Specialization
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMETRICS
Dr.S.VIJAYALAKSHMI,
M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Professor & Head
Econometrics and Industrial Economics
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
Dr.R. Haridoss,
M.Sc. M.Phil,
Ph.D
Professor& Head
Econometrics & Quantitative Techniques and Agricultural Economics
Dr.S.V.
Hariharan,
M.A. M.Sc,
Ph.D
Professor
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Dr. G. Subramanian¸
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor & Head
Econometrics and Agricultural Economics
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Dr.V.
Dhulasi Birundha,
M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D.,M.B.A.,
Professor & Head
Environmental Economics
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
Dr.N. Manonmoney,
M.A. Ph.D.
Professor & Head
Environmental Economics and Industrial Economics
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Dr. K. Deivamani,
M.Sc. Ph.D;
Professor & Head
Human Resources
Development
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Dr.N.
Saraswathi,
M.A., M.Phil,. Ph.D
Professor & Head
Rural Development and Agricultural Economics
Dr.R.
Muthulakshmi,
M.A., Ph.D
Professor
( Now as Adult Education In-Charge)
COUSE(S) Offered
1. M.Sc., Mathematical Economics (since 1968)
2. M.A., Economics (since 1977)
THRUST AREA - UGC -DRS PHASE III (SAP)
Developmental Issues at Regional Level with Special emphasis on
COUSE(S) Offered