Why Study Economics in the Arts?

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Watch any newscast or pick up a newspaper and you will find more stories addressing economic issues than any other, ranging from unemployment to taxes to exchange rates to nursing shortages. That tells us economists are increasingly needed to help deal with the problems of the world we live in locally, nationally, and internationally.

Economics provides a framework for analyzing and helping solve society's problems. Economists examine how and why people - consumers, investors, workers, managers, public servants, volunteers - make choices about the use of our resources. They also study the ways in which those decisions affect regional, national and world economics.

Economists examine the effects of public policy and use their training to develop government policies that are more efficient, equitable, and responsive to the public will. They apply their skills in areas as diverse as banking, law, education, finance, the environment, manufacturing, trade, welfare, agriculture, health, insurance, criminal justice, labor, energy, and transportation.

An education in economics prepares students for a wide variety of jobs and provides an excellent foundation from which to pursue law school or other advanced degree work.  If you'd enjoy a logical, common-sense approach to society's complex issues, economics may be for you.

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