Economics with Law

Economics and law are disciplines that illuminate each other in important ways. Economics provides the analytical tools for understanding how markets, incentives, and resource allocation work, and it offers frameworks for evaluating the consequences of policies and institutional arrangements. Law governs the rules within which economic activity takes place, shaping contracts, property rights, competition, regulation, and the resolution of disputes.

Together, they give you the ability to understand both the logic of economic systems and the legal structures that enable and constrain them, a combination that is relevant to a wide range of professional and public policy roles.

At Goldsmiths' College, this three-year full-time programme brings together economics and law within an institution known for its critical and socially engaged approach to the social sciences and humanities. You will study microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, econometrics and quantitative methods, and specialist areas of economics alongside core areas of English law including contract, tort, and public law, as well as more specialist legal topics. Goldsmiths' distinctive intellectual culture encourages you to think critically about the relationship between economic and legal systems, asking who they serve, how they produce or reduce inequality, and what alternatives might look like.

This critical dimension gives the programme a depth of engagement that goes beyond technical competence.

Graduates from Economics with Law go on to careers in law, finance, banking, consultancy, the civil service, regulatory bodies, competition authorities, international organisations, and public policy. The combination of economic analysis and legal knowledge is particularly valued in roles that involve regulatory affairs, competition law, financial regulation, and policy-making at the intersection of markets and governance. Some graduates go on to legal professional training, pursuing careers as solicitors or barristers, while others pursue postgraduate study in economics, law, or public policy.