Economics

About this course

Economics is the study of how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions in a world of scarce resources, and how those decisions aggregate into the patterns of production, exchange, and distribution that shape society. It combines rigorous mathematical and statistical reasoning with a concern for how the real world works, making it one of the most analytically demanding and practically applicable disciplines available at university. At the University of Reading, this three-year full-time degree equips you to tackle a diverse range of economic issues and problems, developing the skills, knowledge, and understanding required to work as an economist or to use economics as a major dimension of your career. You will work extensively with data throughout the programme, learning to apply economic theory and quantitative models to real-world questions, from labour markets and monetary p

Where its graduates go

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