DDM Economics and Economic Analysis

• You can earn two Master's degrees by studying in Groningen and at a top university abroad - Universidad de Chile in only 18 months. You will learn to add a comparative perspective to economic topics.

• The programme in Groningen has been internationally accredited by the AACSB and EQUIS, ensuring a high-quality education, which only 1% of universities reach worldwide.

In this double degree with Universidad de Chile, you spend one semester studying in Santiago de Chile.

The tuition fees above are for the one year studying in Groningen. For an estimation of the total tuition fees for the double degree, please see DD fees.

The programme provides you with excellent skills enabling to analyse policies and economic decisions, both in public and private areas.

As a graduate of this programme, you will be able to work in positions in which you contribute to economic decision-making processes. This can be in (inter)national government bodies, public organisations and private corporations like financial institutions, multinationals and consultancy firms. In addition, economists can work as researchers in academia, business or governmental agencies. You can also use your expertise to write for journals and newspapers.

As a graduate, your degree will be highly valued in the labour market. The Faculty of Economics and Business is internationally accredited and belongs to the 1% of business schools around the world accredited by both EQUIS and AACSB.

FEB Career Services
When you become a student at the faculty, we want to support you in developing your career and strengthening your employability skills. You can count on a dedicated on-campus Career Services team offering you a wide range of courses, workshops, events and career-related support during your studies. Everything you need to enter the labour market.

Our education is strongly rooted in business practice and society. Also right from the start of your degree programme attention is paid to academic research and professional development since an analytical and critical mind and problem-solving capabilities are important qualities in any career our students aspire to.

The lecturers in the MSc Economics have excellent records. Prof. Heijdra is the author of the textbook “Foundations of modern macroeconomics” and prof. Elhorst of “Spatial Econometrics: From cross-sectional data to spatial panels”.

Prof. Berk is Director of the Department of Economics and Research of the Dutch Central Bank and prof. Mulder is affiliated with the Dutch Authority Consumer and Market as a specialist in the regulation of energy markets.

Prof. Schoonbeek's specialization is game theory; he published in the European Economic Review and Journal of Economics. Prof. De Jong is a lecturer in Economic History and has recently been awarded a prestigious € 1.5 million VICI grant to be spent on research into quality of life indicators and economic growth in the first half of the twentieth century.

Dr. Angelini is a lecturer in Econometric Methods and was elected lecturer of the year 2013 by the students of the Faculty of Economics and Business. Prof. Alessie published in many prestigious journals and is a specialist in consumer and saving behaviour. Both are also specialists in Stata.

Dr. Kuper is a specialist in macroeconometric modelling and Eviews and is well-known as a predictor of the final medal classification of each Olympics.

Research institute related to the MSc programme: Economics, Econometrics & Finance.