Overview Economists understand complicated economic and social processes, inform businesses and governments on how best to use scarce resources and contribute to the development of economics policies to ensure economic prosperity. This major provides an excellent education in the leading theories and concepts involved in modern economics. The quantitative and analytical skills you acquire will enable you to understand how individuals make optimal economic decisions, how organisations operate in the global economy, and how governments respond to home and global economic challenges. KEY FEATURES You will learn how to comprehend and participate in economic debates, identify appropriate concepts and models to address economic issues, and undertake analytical and research tasks. You will focus on basic economic principles and models that can be used to analyse the economics of banking and finance, consumer sentiment, wealth and asset markets, environment, free trade, recessions and expansions, market failures, natural monopolies, scarcity, technological change, uncertainty, unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. SUITABLE FOR Students who want to become business economists. Career Opportunities A Macquarie course can set your dream career in motion. PROFESSIONS business journalist economic analyst financial analyst investment analyst management consultant market analyst planning/policy analyst public administrator researcher stockbroker teacher (after further study) EMPLOYERS consultancy firms commercial banks government educational institutions international organisations investment banks non-governmental organisations research organisations