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Economics deals with how people make decisions and how those decisions impact the entire public economy. Find out more about how to join us as an international student.

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The Department of Economics offers a range of courses taught in English. You can take individual courses in the first cycle (term 2) within different fields, for example macro, development, labour, climate, and international economics.

We also offer a Master’s programme, as well as a PhD programme in Economics, fully international and taught in English, find out more below.

About Economics

Our courses and programmes

International Master’s programme

International students apply to our Master's programme via universityadmissions.se.

More about the Master’s programme in Economics

PhD programme

Application to the PhD programme opens in December each year with a deadline the following January.

More about the PhD programme in Economics

Anna Seim.

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You learn to think like an economist

Anna Seim is a professor and teacher at the Department of Economics. She thinks that studying economics provides a general education that is useful in many different contexts.

Interview with Anna Seim

Last updated: 2026-07-28

Source: Department of Economics