Department of Economics
Why Study Economics?
"The bottom line is that any informed
and active citizen needs to understand the economic method
of thinking. The more of us that can apply a little skepticism
and an ability to weigh up the evidence to any public
policy issue, the healthier our democracies will be and
the wealthier our nations. Besides, it's fun. Unless
you're a hermit with no interest in the world, applying
economic principles opens new windows on life every day.
It makes almost every article in the newspaper potentially
interesting. It breathes life into dry tables of numbers
and abstract charts."
-Diane Coyle, Sex, Drugs and Economics: An Unconventional
Introduction to Economics.