Undergraduate courses in economics
Find out more about our undergraduate courses starting in 2025.
Department of Economics
We conduct high quality research and teaching in economics. Our graduates have excellent employment prospects due to our established industry placements scheme.
Study economics
Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.
Department of Economics taught postgraduate courses
A list of all our postgraduate taught courses in the Department of Economics.
Department of Economics postgraduate research
View our MPhil and PhD options in the Department of Economics.
My award-winning placement at IBM
Simona Koleva, who won the ‘Best Placement Student’ prize at the NUE Awards 2022, talks about studying BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics and her ambitions.
How my placement helped me to start my career at Google
BSc (Hons) Economics graduate Mohammad Lone has become an Agency Strategist at Google. Find out how his studies and placement helped him to start his career.
Our research
We have a strong research culture with many of our articles being published in general interest or top field journals in economics.
Pushing clocks back Down Under does not increase road traffic accidents
As Australia moves to ST, losing an hour of light at the end of the day, a study suggests there is no evidence that the time change increases road accidents.
New tool to value health of urban developments
The study from Bath economists forms part of TRUUD - a project aiming to reduce non-communicable diseases and health inequalities linked to urban development.
Low Emission Zones improve air quality, health, and people’s well-being - new IPR Policy Brief
Analysis from Dr Habtamu Beshir and Prof Eleonora Fichera highlights reductions in pollution and improvements to health brought about by LEZ and ULEZ.
Step up climate change adaptation efforts, or face huge disruption – new UN report
A new report contributed to by Bath's Dr Hunt suggests adaptation costs in developing countries could be five to ten times greater than current finance flows.
None for the road: Why lowering drink drive limits didn’t lower road traffic collisions
Blog: Jonathan James and Marco Francesconi evaluate the effect of Scotland's stricter drink drive limit, introduced in 2014.
Department of Economics research
Our research activities cover all the mainstream fields of economics. This includes economic theory, econometrics, and finance.
Our Department in the media
Due to their expertise and knowledge, our staff often engage in work with the media.
Sugary drinks tax may be reducing obesity in girls but not boys – an expert explains what we know
Professor Eleonora Fichera Head of our Department of Economics writes for The Conversation.
Energy prices: how COVID helped them to surge – and why they won’t go down any time soon
After months of volatility, energy costs for the average household in the UK will increase by £693 this year. Dr Bruce Morley writes for The Conversation.
Department of Economics seminars
Find out more about the seminars taking place in the Department of Economics.
View the schedule of our upcoming seminars
News
Our latest news and updates.
Humanities & Social Sciences climbs in Complete University Guide 2024 subject rankings
The Faculty has improved its position in a number of subject areas, according to the Complete University Guide 2024.
Four Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences subjects named in world’s top 100
Four of the Faculty’s subject areas are among the top 100 in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings By Subject 2023.
Call up to Icelandic Monetary Policy Committee for Bath economist
Dr Asgerdur Petursdottir (Economics) has been announced as the latest member of the Central Bank of Iceland’s influential monetary policy committee.
Professor Deborah Wilson announced as new Dean of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Professor Wilson will take up her role from 1 October 2022.
Department of Economics achieves Athena SWAN Bronze Award
The Department of Economics celebrates its success in achieving the Athena SWAN Bronze Award for its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Awards and accolades
Our awards, rankings and reputation.
About the Department of Economics
We have grown from a Political Economy Group into a modern economics department whose research covers economic theory, econometrics, and finance.
Our research informs the teaching on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
The professional placements on our undergraduate courses foster links with business and government.