Macroeconomics is the study of the aggregate economy, and focuses on inflation, unemployment, interest rates, economic growth, taxation, international trade, and international financial flows. Our areas of specialization include labor issues, urban topics, international economics, economic development, comparative economic systems, money and banking, health care, public finance, law and economics, transportation, the gaming industry, natural resource economics, common markets, econometrics and mathematical economics. Jobs held by economists are spread throughout many occupations. Economists are employed by business to study market problems, make predictions concerning market trends and analyze how the overall economic system will afect a particular industry. Economists working in government analyze public policy issues such as taxation, labor markets, welfare, international trade and transportation.
Academic economists teach and do research on a variety of theoretical and applied topics.
An undergraduate degree in economics provides excellent preparation for graduate programs in law, business and social science including economics.