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Economics Overview

Economics studies:

  • How societies decide to use resources and produce goods
  • What determines the distributions of income and wealth
  • How countries grow and develop

To accomplish this, economics courses focus on:

  • Inflation, unemployment, and business cycles
  • How markets – including labor, natural resource, and financial markets – work
  • International economic relations
  • Economic development
  • The impacts of laws, regulations, and tax policy
  • Interactions between politics and economics
  • Strategic decision-making by companies

Economic analysis is used by policy-makers to determine appropriate government policies and companies to make investment decisions and develop strategies.

Our plan for Economics majors

At Xavier, we focus on:

Learning

  • Three Programs:
    • Economics - A&S
    • Economics - Business
    • Modern Language & International Economics - A&S
  • Strong Elective Courses:
    • Economic Policy
    • Business Economics
    • PhD Preparatory

Experiencing

  • Xavier Economics Internship Program
  • Advisory Board Research Scholars Program

Guiding

  • Small Group Lunches:
    • Freshmen & Juniors - Faculty
    • Sophomores & Seniors - Advisory Board members
  • Annual Faculty Advising
  • Advisory Board Mentor (Juniors)

Networking

  • Active Xavier Economics Association
    • Speakers
    • Trips
    • Career Events

And one more thing we think is important:

Updating

Each year, Advisory Board members and Economics faculty

  • Attend student presentations and read papers written and presented by graduating seniors, and
  • Meet to enhance and update the program.

Points of Distinction: What makes the Xavier program unique?

  • You will be provided Economics mentors from our Advisory Board.
    You will benefit from the guidance of a business professional and enjoy a number of networking opportunities.
  • You will have an opportunity to apply for a Xavier Economics Internship.
    A number of companies in the region exclusively interview our juniors for internships in Economics.
  • You will take classes in a program that is annually updated.
    We work with our Advisory Board each spring and summer to update our program for the next year.