Economics

About this course

Economics is the study of how societies make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources, and of the consequences of those decisions for welfare, growth, and inequality. It encompasses the analysis of individual and firm behaviour in markets, the functioning of macroeconomies and the role of monetary and fiscal policy, the economics of development and trade, the study of market failures and the justification for government intervention, and a growing engagement with behavioural economics, which draws on psychology to understand how real people deviate from the predictions of simple rationality. Modern economics is a mathematical and empirical discipline, and serious study of it requires comfort with quantitative methods alongside the theoretical frameworks that give them meaning. At University College London, this four-year programme is one of the most rigorous and internationall

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 79% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 4% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 21% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 51% of graduatescards →
• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 1% of graduatescards →

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