Master of Arts - Management Economics

How do firms choose which markets to enter? How should contracts be designed to maximize incentives? The MA Financial Economics is designed for those whose first degree isn’t in economics but who want to understand industrial strategy, management as well as core economics in greater depth. The University of Essex pushes the frontiers of accepted wisdom, critically examining the decisions of individuals, the strategies of firms, and the policies of governments to understand and challenge the standard paradigms of economics. On this course, students build a thorough understanding of the key areas of economics, oriented towards issues of business strategy and market structure.

So, if students want to specialise in management economics, their first degree isn’t in economics, or their previous economics training doesn’t suit the MSc courses, the MA Management Economics may be for them.

There's always something fascinating going on in the department, from regular lively debates with prestigious speakers in seminars, workshops and conferences to cutting-edge papers being published in leading journals, including American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economic Studies.