Economics and Politics

About this course

Economics and politics is one of the most powerful dual disciplines available at degree level, combining the analytical tools that economists use to understand markets, incentives, and resource allocation with the study of how power is distributed and exercised in societies and international systems. The two subjects are deeply intertwined in practice: economic conditions shape political possibilities, and political decisions determine economic outcomes. Together they give you both a rigorous quantitative framework for understanding the world and a sophisticated account of the institutions, interests, and ideas through which collective decisions are made. At the University of Bristol this three-year programme builds your core economics knowledge in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, the statistical methods used to estimate economic models, while also developing your under

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 40% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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