Graduates with this degree are employed in a range of jobs. Professionals may engage in economic forecasting, portfolio management, corporate treasury, policy analysis, regulation, innovation, strategic planning and advisory roles.
Note: Some of the jobs listed may require postgraduate study. See the ‘Further study’ section.
Examples:
Economist
- Collects and analyses economic information
- Predicts economic trends
- Makes recommendations and advises organisations or governments
Business economist
- Uses economic analysis to solve business issues
- Uses quantitative skills to inform business decision-making
Economic analyst
- Collects, organises and interprets information and data eg, production costs and sales figures
- Identifies efficiencies and problem areas
- Makes recommendations on process improvements and how to increase profits
Retail category manager
- Manages product categories to satisfy customer needs and achieve sales
- Assesses the performance of products
- Devises a category strategy and sets targets
Market research analyst
- Researches specific markets and behaviours
- Conducts interviews and surveys
- Analyses the findings and makes recommendations to meet market needs
Secondary school teacher
- Plans and delivers instructional lessons
- Evaluates performance and provides feedback
- Sets and marks assignments and tests
Banker
- Manages customer enquiries
- Makes recommendations to customers
- Updates customer and account details
Merchandiser
- Ensures the right amount of products are in the right store or on a website at the right time
- Liaises with supply chain staff eg, buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors
- Forecasts trends, plans stock levels and monitors performance
Financial analyst
- Gathers financial information and data
- Identifies economic and business trends
- Protects an individual’s or organisation’s economic interests
Entrepreneur and CEO
- Develops an idea to form their own business
- Gets involved in a start-up
- Offers their services as a consultant
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