Economics and Statistics

About this course

Economics and statistics is a powerful combination that develops two mutually reinforcing quantitative disciplines. Economics provides the theoretical frameworks for understanding how markets, prices, growth, inequality, and policy interact, while statistics supplies the rigorous mathematical tools for analysing data, testing hypotheses, and drawing sound inferences from evidence. Modern economics is deeply empirical, and the ability to handle and interpret data with genuine statistical sophistication is one of the most valued skills an economist can possess. At the University of Edinburgh, this four-year full-time programme offers one of the most rigorous joint degrees in these subjects available in the United Kingdom, with a typical entry tariff of 216 points reflecting the academic standard expected. You will study both economic theory and statistical principles at depth, developing

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