Economics

Overview

The Economics Program's dual theoretical and empirical approach gives students an excellent grounding and deep understanding of the field's foundations and applications. Students will learn how to use powerful analytical and quantitative tools, and they will design and conduct an independent master's project. 

95% placed within six months of graduation.

In the three most recent cohorts of the Economics Program, 95% of graduates were hired for jobs related to the Master's Degree or gained admission to a PhD or other post-graduate program.

What skills and knowledge will I acquire in this program?

• Solid command of analytical and quantitative Economics
• Knowledge of a wide range of specializations in different fields of economics
• Competence in both theoretical and empirical approaches, from foundation to application and policy
• Expert subject knowledge in writing and discussion of graduate-level economics

• Facility with tools necessary to successfully pursue a top Ph.D. in economics

 Who hires Economics graduates?

• Consulting Firms
• Financial Services
• Government & Authorities
• International Organizations / Non-profits
• Research & Academic Institutions
• Other Industries

Examples of recent Economics placements:

• Accenture − Data Analyst − Munich, Germany
• Bloomberg − Data Analyst/Researcher − London, United Kingdom
• Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA) − Junior Economist − London, United Kingdom
• Compass Lexecon − Analyst − Paris, France
• European Central Bank (ECB) − Trainee in Monetary Policy Strategy Division − Frankfurt, Germany
• European Central Bank (ECB) − Traineeship − Frankfurt, Germany
• Frontier Economics − Analyst − London, United Kingdom
• Goldman Sachs − Macro Research Internship − London, United Kingdom
• Inter-American Development Bank − Research Fellow − Washington DC, United States
• J.P. Morgan − Junior Economics − London, United Kingdom
• JPAL − Policy and Research Analyst − Lima, Peru
• KPMG − Financial Risk Management Consultant − Barcelona, Spain
• OECD − Traineeship − Paris, France
• Oxford Economics − Graduate Programme − London, United Kingdom
• The Brattle Group − Research Analyst − London/Brussels, United Kingdom
• UBS − Investment Banking Analyst − London, United Kingdom
• United Nations (UN) − Consultant − Montevideo, Uruguay

• University of Zurich − Research Assistant − Zurich, Switzerland

Here is a brief profile of the classmates that a Master's student in the BSE Class of 2022 will meet this year:

• Most students have undergraduate degrees in Economics or Finance. Others come from Engineering, Mathematics, or other backgrounds. 
• Most of the students has work experience before joining BSE, but there are other students who were accepted to pursue the Master's programs immediately after obtaining their undergraduate degrees.
• All continents are represented in the Class of 2022. This year, students come from 49 different countries, with 86% of students coming from outside of Spain and 44% of students coming from outside Europe.

Accreditation

All Barcelona School of Economics Master degrees have been recognized by the Catalan and Spanish Education authorities and within the framework of the Bologna Process (in Spanish, “Master Universitario o Master Oficial”).

The Barcelona School of Economics has been distinguished as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence in every edition of the program (2012-15; 2016-19; 2020-23)