Economics Leipzig University

Overview

Using various approaches, you will be able to quantitatively analyse current economic issues and formulate economic policy recommendations. You can complete part of the programme at Keio University in Tokyo or at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. You will qualify for careers in national and international organisations (e. g. central banks, World Bank, IMF, OECD, federal or state ministries, NGOs), private companies, research institutions and academic research.

The Economics program from Leipzig University is characterised by a broad range of topics and excellent methodological and theoretical training. In the compulsory modules ‘Advanced Microeconomics’, ‘Advanced Macroeconomics’ and ‘Advanced Econometrics and Statistics’ you will acquire the methods to quantitatively record and analyse economic relationships. Following the compulsory modules, the elective area (compulsory and elective modules) offers the opportunity to specialise in the following subject fields:

• Applied Econometrics
• Development Economics
• Environment and Sustainability
• Money, Credit and Banking
• Economic Policy

Careers

The Economics master’s programme (MSc) prepares students for work in private companies, scientific institutions, administrative agencies, European and international organisations, and private companies. Examples include:

• Private companies (e. g. banks, insurance companies, economic departments in large companies)
• Public institutions (e. g. ministries, central banks, the German Development Institute (DIE), the Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German Foreign Office)
• International organisations (e. g. the IWF, the World Bank) operating in the field of economic policy