Economics and Economic History

About this course

Economics and economic history is a combination that addresses some of the largest questions facing humanity by combining rigorous theoretical analysis with systematic engagement with the historical record. Economics provides the formal models and empirical methods used to analyse how markets, institutions and policies shape the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. Economic history asks what the past can tell us about the present, examining why industrialisation happened where it did, why some countries grew rich while others remained poor, how financial crises have unfolded and resolved, and what the long-run consequences of different institutional arrangements have been. Together these disciplines develop a uniquely grounded form of economic understanding. At the London School of Economics, this three-year full-time degree explores fundamental questions about inequa

Where its graduates go

The 3 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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