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Economics
The BA in Economics has a distinguished history and offers a solid grounding in core, pure and applied economics, whilst simultaneously exposing students to ideas and approaches from other disciplines. Cambridge Economists are highly employable and enter a variety of careers in finance, government and management consultancy, as well as professional training in accountancy and actuarial work.
Further information about the course can be found on the Faculty and University websites.
Typical offers require
- A Level: A*A*A
- IB: 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level
For other qualifications, see the main entrance requirements pages on the University website.
Course Requirements
- A Level/IB Higher Level (or equivalent) Mathematics*.
- A Level applicants are encouraged to take A Level Further Mathematics if available.
* IB applicants starting the new IB Mathematics syllabus are expected to take IB Higher Level 'Analysis and Approaches' for any course where Mathematics is a requirement. If this option is not available at your school, please contact us.
Mature students and those taking other qualifications are encouraged to contact our Admissions Office, to discuss the entry requirements for their qualifications.
Number of students
We aim to admit around five students per year.
Admissions Assessment
- All applicants are required to take the pre-interview written assessment for Economics at an authorised centre local to them (for a lot of applicants, this will be their school/college).
- Further details about the written assessment can be found on the University website here.
Written Work
Applicants are not typically asked to submit examples of written work.
For more information:
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Contact our Admissions Office.
Director of Studies
Dr Myungun Kim
Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Director of Studies in Economics (Interim)Research Interests: Firm-level Productivity, Innovation and Market Power, Micro-Econometrics.
Dr Myungun Kim is a College Lecturer at Selwyn College.
Student profiles
Anisa
Economics studentI come from Sarandë, Albania, and had worked there as a translator and in banking, before coming to the UK to study for A-levels. Lucy Cavendish has a special way of making students feel welcome and supported, and it’s a great place to meet interesting people: everyone is open to sharing and discussing their past experiences. The Economics Tripos at Cambridge is quite unique and has made me love my subject even more. It is very wide and the most interesting feature is the combination of the qualitative and quantitative aspects; I used to be more into the quantitative part of Economics, but I have really come to enjoy the history and politics papers. Lucy Cavendish Economists have a very experienced Director of Studies and I have been lucky to have had some of the best supervisors. The supervision groups are small and you get a lot of individual attention from your supervisors - this is one of the perks of being in a small college.
Bye-Fellows
Dr Yujiang River Chen
Bevil Mabey College Lecturer in EconomicsYujiang River Chen works on labour economics, urban economics and micro-econometrics. His research is largely empirical and policy-oriented, focusing on the impact of minimum wages on income inequality and unemployment, the agglomeration and sorting of human capital, models of city structure that highlight the rise of the sharing economy, and the application of machine learning techniques in econometrics. He received his BA in Economics from Peking University in China, and his MPhil in Economic Research and PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is currently the Bevil Mabey College Lecturer in Economics at St Catharine’s College.
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