Economics Department

Pluralistic economics teaching and research

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Building on our history

A long and proud history, with courses in economics first taught in the 1870s

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Economics Department

Economics Department

The Economics Department represents a policy-relevant and pluralistic economics that seeks to address and resolve real-world challenges through high-impact research and research-led teaching.

Our teaching

Our programmes promote understanding of a distinctively broad range of perspectives within economics. By choosing to study at Leeds, you will become an independent, critical thinker. You will acquire skills that will enable you to make a meaningful impact across a range of sectors, from public and third sectors to finance and business.