Management Economics

Do you want to find answers to questions such as, how do business managers navigate their markets? Are you particularly fascinated by the economics of management and industrial strategy? How do firms set prices and sales targets? How do these decisions by firms affect wider societal welfare? How should competition policy be set to shape this behaviour? If so, welcome home.

At Essex we push the frontiers of accepted wisdom, critically examining the decisions of individuals, the strategies of firms, and the policies of governments to understand and challenge the standard paradigms of economics. On this course, you build a thorough understanding of the key areas of economics, oriented towards issues of business strategy and market structure.

Your future

After completing your masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree – many Essex graduates decide to stay here for further study.

Alternatively, the Management Economics course offered by the University of Essex also prepares you for employment; recent surveys have shown that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level.

Courses included:

• Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour

• Economics of Financial Markets

• The Geography of Employment and the Environment

• Public Policy Evaluation