Economics and Business Economics - Economics

• The Economics profile in Groningen develops you into a future economist with a solid and strong analytical foundation . You will be equipped to use economics to engage with current societal challenges, such as inequality, pollution, poverty, and climate impact – and to help solve them.
• Develop key skills such as data analysis , teamwork, and communication.
• Take an interdisciplinary approach : analyze societal problems through philosophy, politics, economics, and history.
• There are plenty of opportunities to connect with guest lectures and future employers .
• Tailor your programme with specializations, minors, study abroad or internship and extracurricular activities.
• Direct access to MSc Economics and MSc Finance .
• The programme has been internationally accredited by the AACSB and EQUIS, ensuring a high-quality education, which only 1% of universities reach worldwide.

In this programme, you have the option of studying abroad for one semester in Year 3 (30 EC). You can do this at one of our many international exchange partners in Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia, or Asia.
Check this overview of our partner universities around the world: https://www.rug.nl/(...)n/exchange/partners/ .

Most of our graduates continue their studies with a Master's degree. There are many related Master's programmes you can immediately access after completing this profile.

A Master's degree in Economics grants you access to the world of banking or the government sector, where you could help develop economic policy. After completing these degrees, you can find yourself in positions in which you contribute as an economist to decision-making in (inter)national government bodies, public organizations, and private corporations such as financial institutions, multinationals, and consultancy firms.
With a Research Master's degree , you can move into academia. You might even decide to go further and earn a PhD at a university in the Netherlands or abroad.

Job examples

• Policy-maker in a large organization (e.g. municipality of Groningen)
• Corporate manager (e.g. ASML)
• Lecturer at a HBO (e.g. Hanzehogeschool)
• Journalist (e.g. Financieel Dagblad)
• Policy advisor at a ministry (e.g. Ministry of Finance)
• Scientific or policy-oriented researcher at a central bank or university (e.g. ECB)
• Consultant at a consultancy firm (e.g. Deloitte)
• Economic analyst at a commercial bank (e.g. Rabobank)
• Applied researcher (e.g. NEI, TNO and research bureaus)

In Groningen, research is deeply connected to business practice, economics, and society . Some key areas of research you might explore as a student are:

• The relation between job polarization and the rise of populism
• The environmental Kuznets curve
• The impact of migration on technological change
• The inflation rate and central bank independence
• The determinants of global value chain participation by developing countries
• The effects of the US-China trade war on manufacturing workers in European countries