STUDYING EXECUTIVE EDUCATION RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSITY Search Language Login EN-Social Media, Newsletter EN-Universität spezifische Links Economics @ University of St.Gallen You are here: Homepage University Schools Economics & Political Science About SEPS Department of Economics Economics @ HSG Previous navigation level Current navigation level SEPS administrative team SEPS Faculty Research Department of Economics Department of Political Science Institutes, faculties and centres Faculty Activities Economics @ HSG Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Print this page Studying Economics helps you to understand the world better. Must innovation and globalization always raise inequality? How can public policy reduce poverty and make growth more inclusive? What are the policy priorities to preserve a clean environment and sustain the future quality of life? How can governments and central banks reduce economic fluctuations? Can we avoid financial crisis? How do digitization and big data transform firms and society? The study programs in economics teach the latest insights from modern economic theory and empirical methods to provide the answers. Endowed with these tools, economics graduates start ambitious careers in public policy, science, consulting and management of private sector firms. The economics faculty at the University of St. Gallen provides top-level research and teaching in Micro- and Macroeconomics, Econometrics and Statistics. It covers the major fields in economics such as International Trade, Labour and Development Economics, Public and Political Economics as well as Financial Economics, Industrial Organization and Managerial Economics. The Bachelor’s level trains the essential tools of economics with many applications. The Master’s programs offer advanced training to do rigorous independent research and become an expert in one of the specialization areas. This page serves as an information platform to illustrate how economics training helps students launch successful careers, and how they can contribute to solving challenging social, economic and business problems. It informs about study programs, alumni careers, news from the faculty and many other initiatives. Interviews with our Students and Alumni Interviews with the Faculty VIDEO GALLERY Eugenia talks about her experience in the Bachelor of Economics. She especially liked the flexible selection of courses. Besides the core subjects, the programme focusses on issues of future relevance. Eugenia has attended courses in data science and data analysis. This provides her with a more profound understanding of the digital environment. Have a look at the video. Zora has opted for the Master’s programme in Economics (MEcon) to ensure that she is not only able to extend her knowledge of economics but to profit from a wide range of courses from other programmes. To counterbalance learning new subject-matter in the Library, she plays the violin in the orchestra of the University of St.Gallen, one of more than 100 associations at the HSG. Have a look at the video. Livia is studying for a Master’s degree in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MiQE/F). She especially likes the quantitative methods in MiQE/F and the fact that the newly acquired knowledge can be directly applied in practice. To counterbalance the demands of the MiQE/F, she does a lot of sport, for instance as a BodyPump instructor with Unisport. Have a look at the video. Dr. Josef Ackermann, HSG economics Alumnus and former CEO of Deutsche Bank explains why he decided to study economics. Have a look at the video (in German). HSG Economics Alumni Dr. Rebekka Grun, who is now working as an economist at the World Bank in Washington D.C, gave a key note a the Career Day for Economists. In her talk, Rebekka Grun explained how the "Social Safety Net programme" in Cameroon works. The programme was designed to support economic growth in the community and thereby in the entire country. It builds on insurance, investment and growth. Learn more. HSG Next Generation: Sustainable transfer of knowledge The project encourages young scientific talents to inform decision-makers and the public about new scientific discoveries. Students summarise the key findings from selected publications in leading scientific journals. These empirical and theoretical principles find their way into politics and business in a clear and well edited, abridged form, where they are also used as decision-making tools. Read the latest contributions (in German) Have a look at the video about the project (in German) ECONOMIC PROGRAMMES Bachelor in Economics Master in Economics (MEcon) Master in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MiQE/F) Ph.D. in Economics and Finance (PEF) QUICK LINKS Career Day for Economists HSG Next Generation Newsletter Registration ECONOMICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Economics on Facebook MEcon on LinkedIn EXTERNAL SOURCES A career in Economics... it's much more than you think. (by American Economic Association) ACCREDITATIONS MEMBER OF © Copyright 2021 University of St.Gallen Switzerland · General legal information · Privacy Policy Dufourstrasse 50 CH-9000 St.Gallen Tel +41 71 224 21 11 Fax +41 71 224 28 16 University of St.Gallen - School of Management, Economics, Law, Social Sciences, International Affairs and Computer Science