Economics, econometrics and analytics
Understand the behavior of people, business and markets and make smarter decisions
About Economics, econometrics and analytics
Learn how to apply data, statistics and theory to create models and forecasts to influence business or government policy and how economic welfare, financial markets and government impact income and wealth creation.
Choose to specialise in econometrics which applies statistics to economic data, so you can use real-world data to assess economic theory.
This field of study is suited for students who are strong in and enjoy mathematics, as it involves quantitative studies and analysing and interpreting data to find solutions for the commercial world.
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