Economics

Economics is the study of how individuals, organisations and societies make decisions about the allocation of scarce resources. It uses formal mathematical and statistical tools to build and test theories about behaviour, markets, incentives, prices, growth and inequality, and it applies those tools to questions ranging from why wages differ across jobs and countries to how monetary policy affects inflation, or what trade agreements do to living standards. It is both a rigorous scientific discipline and a field that engages directly with some of the most pressing debates in public life.

At Northeastern University London, which brings an American research university tradition to a central London setting, you will study economics within a programme that emphasises quantitative analysis and applied problem-solving. You will cover microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, econometrics, and a range of applied fields depending on your interests, including development economics, public economics, labour economics and financial economics. Northeastern's distinctive approach typically includes opportunities for experiential learning that connect academic economics to real-world professional contexts, and London's position as a global financial and policy centre provides a rich environment for understanding the discipline in practice.

Economics graduates are among the most employable in the UK and internationally. Finance, investment banking, economic consultancy, the civil service, international organisations, central banking, market research, technology companies and data analytics all recruit economics graduates in large numbers. The quantitative and analytical skills the degree develops are highly transferable, and many graduates move between sectors during their careers.

Others continue to postgraduate study in economics, finance, public policy or data science, pursuing careers in research, academia or policy.