Economics MA (Hons)

This programme gives you the opportunity to examine the economic incentives that shape and reconcile the important decisions made by individuals, businesses, governments and societies.<br/><br/>You will explore the macroeconomic outcomes that arise from those decisions, such as: <br/><br/><br/>* economic fluctuations <br/><br/><br/>* growth <br/><br/><br/>* unemployment <br/><br/><br/>* crises <br/><br/><br/>An understanding of these issues is vital for economic forecasting or influencing economic performance or policy. <br/><br/>**Why Edinburgh?**<br/><br/>Our staff makes up one of the leading groups of economic theorists in Europe. We are the base for the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics.<br/><br/>We receive consistently high ratings for academic standards, teaching and learning resources.