Economics Learning Goals

Students pursuing an economics major will:

• Learn how economists use the tools of economic theory to gain insight into how individuals, organizations and governments pursue their goals, and how these decisions interact to bring about economic outcomes.

• Learn how economists use data and empirical methods to measure economic outcomes and test competing theories.

• Gain an understanding of the role of public policy in addressing economic problems and an ability to evaluate economic policy proposals and debates.

• Learn to effectively apply the theoretical tools and empirical methods used by economists to analyze real-world phenomena.

• Have opportunities and encouragement to pursue independent economic research driven by their own interests, and to assist faculty with their research.