Economics/Social & Public Policy

About this course

Economics and social and public policy is a combination that brings together the rigorous analytical framework of economics with the broader examination of how public policy is designed, implemented and evaluated. Economics provides the theoretical and quantitative tools to understand how individuals and societies make choices under constraint, how markets allocate resources, and what the effects of policy interventions are. Social and public policy asks how governments and other institutions address social problems, including poverty, inequality, health, education and housing, and how the evidence from economics and social research can inform better decisions. At the University of Glasgow this four-year programme develops your economics training, covering microeconomics, macroeconomics, quantitative methods and economic policy, alongside substantive engagement with the theory and pract

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 94% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 36% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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