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Faculty of Business & Government

Economics Concentration

Overview:

Economics is the study of how human beings create value for one another. Much of the world was poor until around 1820, and then certain places began to escape poverty. The economics concentration provides a fundamental understanding how and why this happened. Our program provides a foundation in the principles of economics and then focuses on development and international economics.

Benefits:

  • Develop the ability to think economically
  • Understand the value creation process
  • Understand the essential role of prices in providing information for action
  • Learn to interpret and design economic models
  • Explore theoretical, moral, political, and empirical cases for human cooperation
  • Learn to gather, organize, analyze, interpret, and communicate data
  • Be able to pursue a greater breadth of career options beyond business

Possible Careers:

  • Economic Analyst
  • Litigation Analysis
  • Financial Analyst
  • Actuary
  • Policy Analyst
  • Attorney
  • Business Reporter
  • Investment Banker
  • Forensic Economics
  • Statistician
  • Professor
  • Business Management
  • Financial Writer
  • Development Director