Maynooth University Economics Department Updates

We look forward to opening our doors to the first BSc Economics students this September. Students will learn to take a scientific evidence-based approach to economic and socio-economic problems to critique existing policies and to create innovative solutions to combat these problems in the public and private sector. The programme will put students on a path to become professional economists. Here is the link to the BSc Economics website.

Launch of a New Programme September 2023 Intake 

BA International Economics will provide a deep understanding of the workings of the global economy, how trade and assets flow between countries, how monetary relations operate on an international scale and how financial crises spread.The launch of the programme with take place in September with a presentation to guidance counsellors on campus.

Summer Internship Programme  Pilot Year

A pilot internship programme is taking place this year. We have placed four undergraduate Economics students in a three-month summer programme with Citco. Students will get training and experience working in Citco which is widely recognised for its leadership in alternative asset servicing. We will expand the programme to include nine-month work placements.

NEW Modules     

Next academic year, third-year students can take Behavioural Economics (EC334) as an elective module to study the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural, and social factors on the decisions of individuals and institutions. While classical economic theory works under the assumption of rationality, behavioural economics is primarily concerned with economic agents who are not fully rational. Richard Thaler was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2017 for his contributions to the literature on behavioural economics.

For second-year non-economics students, the department will offer a new elective stream titled ‘Influential Ideas in Economics’. There is no prior economics requirement for this stream. It is open to all students from engineering to sociology to mathematics... Students will take a journey through the history of economic thought and modern influential ideas in economics.

MSc Economics Scholarship Deadline: June 22nd, 2022




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