Economics

Economics as a degree: Studying a degree in Economics is highly valuable as the skills learnt are highly transferable across industries including banking and the government sector. The degree equips students with the ability to make use of historical data, analyse trends and draw conclusions that explains the impact of economic policies and theories impact consumer trends and overall society. An economics degree by itself can enable you to get into banking, finance, or consulting as the ability to understand how policies affect consumer behaviour and further predict trends is essential, forming a solid base for such professions. Economics will also teach you theories, frameworks and grant you concrete tools for analysis.

COMMON DUTIES

Economists can work with organisations such as:

Citi, Flow Traders, JPM, Bain and Co, Protiviti, Citadel Securities and PwC

Compare consumer demand and sales trends to optimise profits

Consulting clients on the impact of economic policies, products and services and advising on key business functions and strategy

Conducting research and analysing, developing and applying theories to understand the current economic landscape

Contributing to publications and economic journals distributed to external and internal stakeholders