Economics
Gain deep understanding of the forces that underpin business, management, public policy and human behaviour
What underlies the interconnections between our countries and economies? What drives the production of goods and services that flows around our world? You cannot fully understand the decisions that nations, governments, organisations and individuals make, without first understanding economics.
Economics is the science that explains how we create and distribute our resources, our goods and our services – it underpins all business, management, public policy and even human behaviour.
LSE is home to Europe’s foremost, highest-ranking Department of Economics. All LSE Summer School Economics courses leverage our world-class faculty: expertise, thought-leadership and game-changing research that informs policies on climate change, growth and economic stability at a global level.
Whether you choose to focus on microeconomics or macroeconomics, financial markets, behavioural economics, public finance or advanced econometrics, Economics at LSE Summer School brings you right to the source of knowledge. You will learn from the very finest minds, and alongside peers from all over the world: people who, like you, aspire to understand the why as well as the how – to know the cause of things – and to bring that understanding to the benefit of their industry and their career.
You will emerge with a world-class toolkit of knowledge, insights and practicable frameworks to tackle the most pressing problems ahead of businesses and institutions today, and to deliver real-world impact in your future profession.
LSE ranked #1 university in Europe for Economics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
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Economics
EC210: Inequality and Poverty Analysis
This course provides an introduction to the analysis and measurement of inequality and poverty from a quantitative perspective.
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The fundamentals of my course are covered at my home institution, but the summer school course gives me an extra breadth into how the industry works. It’s been a really good experience in diversifying my skill set.
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