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 University

At Xavier, we focus on:

Learning

Experiencing

Guiding

Networking

Three Programs

Economics - A&S
Economics - Business
Modern Language & International Economics - A&S

Strong Elective Courses

Economic Policy
Business Economics
PhD Preparatory

Xavier Economics Internship Program

Advisory Board Research Scholars Program

Small Group Lunches

Freshmen & Juniors - Faculty
Sophomores & Seniors - Advisory Board members

Annual Faculty Advising

Advisory Board Mentor (Juniors)

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.