Economics BSc (Hons)
University of Essex
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What will a post Covid -19 world look like? Can you predict when the economy will recover? How will we adapt to overcome the challenges posed by pandemic uncertainty? Economics isn’t optional to study right now: it’s vital to our future well-being in a post COVID-19 world. The skills you learn at Essex will be in high demand from employers in the coming years.At Essex we have a unique strength in public policy measures to stimulate and manage the economy, including the behavioural techniques to ...Read more

What will a post Covid -19 world look like? Can you predict when the economy will recover? How will we adapt to overcome the challenges posed by pandemic uncertainty? Economics isn’t optional to study right now: it’s vital to our future well-being in a post COVID-19 world. The skills you learn at Essex will be in high demand from employers in the coming years.At Essex we have a unique strength in public policy measures to stimulate and manage the economy, including the behavioural techniques to get messages across. You could combine study of health economics with public economics and development economics to get a broad view of how one can respond to a threat such as Covid-19, balancing home and global needs.Economic recovery is probably one of the most pressing and urgent challenges right now and studying an economics degree gives you the unique tools to take on this challenge, find a solution, and improve well-being.Studying economics provides you with a greater understanding of the world around you. It teaches you how the economy functions, how people make decisions, why an economic crisis occurs and what the different solutions are. Economics at Essex is not only about stocks, shares and financial markets; it is concerned with the material wellbeing of human societies.Our course gives you a thorough introduction to all aspects of economics, including micro and macroeconomics, and qualitative and mathematical research methods. Examine the decisions of individuals, the strategies of firms and the policies of individuals to understand and challenge the standard rules of economics.BSc Economics offers you a large degree of flexibility, giving you freedom to focus on a broad range of areas which inspire you. You’ll study all of the major mainstream fields, but we have particular strengths in these areas:- Game theory and strategic interactions- Theoretical and applied econometrics- Labour economicsYour education is inspired and informed by this pioneering research, so that you graduate with a strong training in economics.

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Anamika
29 Feb 24

The overall environment makes it the best university. The faculty and participatory events all year around, make it more fun loving to balance out academic stress...Read more

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Meeth
16 Feb 24

University of Essex has consistently stood out as a leader in academic excellence, research, and innovation. The Economics of Business Management program aligns seamlessly with my..Read more

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Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 8,776 – 14,995

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University of Essex has consistently stood out as a leader in academic excellence, research, and innovation. The Economics of Business Management program aligns seamlessly with my...
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University of Essex
University of Essex , Colchester

The University of Essex is proud to be the academic home of the inquisitive, the brave, and the bold....

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Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hythe   0.6 miles away

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