Undergraduate courses in economics

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Department of Economics taught postgraduate courses

A list of all our postgraduate taught courses in the Department of Economics.

Department of Economics postgraduate research

View our MPhil and PhD options in the Department of Economics.

My award-winning placement at IBM

Simona Koleva, who won the ‘Best Placement Student’ prize at the NUE Awards 2022, talks about studying BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics and her ambitions.

How my placement helped me to start my career at Google

BSc (Hons) Economics graduate Mohammad Lone has become an Agency Strategist at Google. Find out how his studies and placement helped him to start his career.

Study reveals lower school attendance on Fridays in England

Economists from the University of Bath believe that end-of week-absenteeism could be linked to beating bank holiday traffic.

Shared Parental Leave fails to deliver for dads

New research suggests that Shared Parental Leave (SPL) has failed to encourage greater take-up or longer leave by fathers, prompting calls for policy reform.

Political posts on X could harm academics' credibility, new study finds

A new study has revealed that when academics express political opinions on X (formerly Twitter), it can damage how credible the public thinks they are.

Pushing clocks back Down Under does not increase road traffic accidents

As Australia moves to ST, losing an hour of light at the end of the day, a study suggests there is no evidence that the time change increases road accidents.

New tool to value health of urban developments

The study from Bath economists forms part of TRUUD - a project aiming to reduce non-communicable diseases and health inequalities linked to urban development.

Sugary drinks tax may be reducing obesity in girls but not boys – an expert explains what we know

Professor Eleonora Fichera Head of our Department of Economics writes for The Conversation.

Energy prices: how COVID helped them to surge – and why they won’t go down any time soon

After months of volatility, energy costs for the average household in the UK will increase by £693 this year. Dr Bruce Morley writes for The Conversation.

Bath honorary doctorate wins Nobel Prize

Prof Daron Acemoglu, honorary doctorate from the University of Bath since 2017, has been honoured his for work on economic growth and political institutions.

Call up to Icelandic Monetary Policy Committee for Bath economist

Dr Asgerdur Petursdottir (Economics) has been announced as the latest member of the Central Bank of Iceland’s influential monetary policy committee.