This programme provides you with the opportunity to examine the economic incentives that shape and reconcile the important decisions made by individuals, businesses, governments and societies.You will also explore the macroeconomic outcomes that may arise from those decisions, such as:economic fluctuationsgrowthunemploymentcrisesAn understanding of these issues is vital for economic forecasting or influencing economic performance or policy.Economics is the study of the incentives that shape and reconcile the decisions that individuals, businesses, governments and societies make, and the macroeconomic outcomes such as economic fluctuations, growth, unemployment and crises, which may arise from those decisions.Teaching takes place across the Central Area campus. You will have access to all the University’s libraries and computer labs.Our graduates are highly regarded by employers.The skills you develop will equip you for careers in accountancy, business, management and consultancy, or for work in aid agencies, not-for-profit organisations or government departments.Many graduates have entered the finance sector and some large financial firms actively recruit Edinburgh graduates.