Department of Economics
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We conduct high quality research and teaching in economics. Our graduates have excellent employment prospects due to our established industry placements scheme.
Find out more about our undergraduate courses in economics.
A list of all our postgraduate taught courses in the Department of Economics.
View our MPhil and PhD options in the Department of Economics.
Nataliia, who left Ukraine after the Russo-Ukrainian war started, talks about adjusting to life in the UK and combining her love of maths and economics at Bath.
With a love of economics and maths, Abi knew what she wanted to study. But she needed a place that allowed her to do so while also pursuing competitive sport.
After attaining an ACCA qualification and bachelor’s in applied accounting, Saalem came to the University of Bath to dive deeper into the field of economics.
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Hear international researchers from various disciplines exchange ideas and discuss advances in contest theory, as well as empirical and experimental approaches.
The Brunel Centre Strategic Economic Audit of the West of England finds the region is England’s most productive Combined Authority area outside London
Institute for Policy Research Policy Brief highlights economic and wellbeing benefits of extending provision of paternity leave
A new resource could help investors make better decisions for our health by quantifying the potential value of health benefits of environmental changes.
Three and four-year-olds hardest hit as funding gap widens, with steepest price hikes in worst-funded areas.
New evidence reveals serious gaps in support for vulnerable young people.
University of Bath academics stand up for paternity and shared parental leave reform ahead of the world's first Dad Strike in London and Edinburgh.
Writing for the ifo Institute, Dr Eleonora Alabrese on how social media may raise the visibility of politically vocal scientists, but also erode public trust.
Dr Joanna Sprigg joins Nuala McGovern to discuss her co-authored report urging the UK government to offer six weeks of well-paid paternity leave.
Professor Phil Tomlinson Dr Maria Garcia give their views on the new EU-UK defence and security pact and the fisheries agreement.
Find out more about the seminars taking place in the Department of Economics.
View the schedule of our upcoming seminars
The youth-focused ActNowFilm project and Bath research will be on show at COP30
University receives part of £54m Global Talent Fund to help attract and support top international researchers to the UK.
Prof Daron Acemoglu, honorary doctorate from the University of Bath since 2017, has been honoured his for work on economic growth and political institutions.
Dr Asgerdur Petursdottir (Economics) has been announced as the latest member of the Central Bank of Iceland’s influential monetary policy committee.
The Department of Economics celebrates its success in achieving the Athena SWAN Bronze Award for its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.