Economics and Computer Science

These days, data is key to understanding economic contexts and relationships. Vast quantities of data are generated every day in virtually all areas of our lives and work, producing a raw material that is of value not least for economists. Combining the two disciplines, the three-year interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program in Economics and Computer Science will teach you to code, analyze economic data and use models, algorithms and data-based methods to tackle economic questions. You will incorporate micro- and macroeconomic perspectives alongside computational modeling, statistics and econometrics to explore how markets develop, how people make economic decisions and what patterns can be identified in large datasets. This research-oriented degree program is taught jointly by the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Law and Economics and the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Armed with their newly acquired knowledge of economics, coding and data analysis, graduates will be ideally prepared for working at the interface between economics, technology and data science, e.g. in companies, international organizations, public administration, the financial sector or research.

Possible lines of work:

Economic research and data analysis (analyzing economic data, developing research-oriented databases, empirical economic research), business practice and data science (data science, data analytics, business economic data analysis), finance and fintech (quantitative analysis, risk assessment, credit scoring, algorithmic trading), policy and regulation (policy analysis, regulation of digital markets, data-based policy consulting), management consulting (data and analytics, digital strategy, financial and risk controlling, tech and IT consulting)