Are you interested in exploring and solving societal challenges such as inequality, climate change or technological change? Do you want to learn how to develop recommendations for firms or create policies to help address these challenges? Then this master’s programme in Economics could be the perfect fit for you!
This programme follows a unique challenge-driven teaching approach, with a focus on solving today’s most pressing societal challenges. This means that you will learn to make use of economic theory and empirical methods to address global challenges hands on. Your toolbox of theories and methods will range from labour economics, growth theory and industrial organisation, to behavioural and experimental economics, applied econometrics and data science. Based on your preference, this programme allows you to specialise in one of the following societal challenges:
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International Business - spec Sustainable Finance and spec. Marketing-Finance
Nationality: Dutch
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International Business - spec Strategy and Innovation
Nationality: Belgium
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Would you like to learn more about the career opportunities of this master programme? Check out our video where our alumna Myrte ter Horst shares her experiences about studying at Maastricht University and the activities corresponding to her current job as Researcher at CBS Heerlen. Or read Julian Slotman's testimonial about the MSc Economics!
Name: Julian Slotman
Company: United Nations/ Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA)
Position: Associate Economic Affairs Officer
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