Study Economics
The Department of Economics offers courses at all educational levels. From courses at the basic level, to courses at the intermediate level, the advanced level and the PhD level. The research at the Department is extensive and covers many areas, which is reflected in a broad selection of courses.
Career opportunities
There is a broad and extensive labour market for economists both nationally and internationally. The demand for the competence of economists with a master degree is relatively constant over time or even growing. You will be qualified for advanced positions within the private and public sectors. Graduates find employment in government authorities and public institutions, in large companies, in the financial sector, in private research centres, in the health sector and in a large number of international institutions such as central banks, government departments, OECD, EU, The World Bank, development agencies, economics consultants, financial organisations, international corporations etc. Economics uses facts and logic to increase our understanding of a wide variety of social issues such as, for example:
- Globalisation
- Economic growth
- Income distribution
- Competition policy
- The role of the state in the economy
- Unemployment, poverty
- The role of financial markets
Economists work in the private sector, central government agencies, local government agencies, branch- and employer organisations, trade union confederations, massmedia, and in international organisations such as the EU, IMF, UN OECD and the World Bank. The Department of Economics offers a broad selection of courses by active researchers from the basic to the doctoral level.
See below for organisations, authorities, and companies, where previous students have found an employment after their studies at the Department of Economics (many students also continue with PhD studies in Lund, Sweden or elsewhere). The list contains both first and later employers.
Authorities, national agencies and similar
Agrifood
Arbetsförmedlingen (The Swedish Employment Agency)
Australian Government, Health & Social Policy
Business Sweden
European Central Bank
European Investment Bank
Försäkringskassan (The Swedish Social Insurance Agency)
Government Offices of Sweden
Greater Copenhagen
Iceland Financial Supervisory Authority
Icelandic Confederation of Labour
Institute of Economic Studies, University of Iceland
Invest in Skåne
Landstinget i Blekinge (Blekinge County Council)
National Board of Trade, Sweden
Nässjö kommun (Nässjö municipality
Oresundsinstituttet
Region Syddanmark
Skaraborg Hospital
Skatteverket (The Swedish Tax Office)
Skåne Regional Council
Skåne University Hospital
Sociala investeringsfonden, Norrköping
Sweden's Central Bank
Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
Swedish National Debt Office
Swedish Transport Agency
Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate
Swefund International
The City of Stockholm
The Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency
The National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden
The Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
The Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
The Swedish Institute for Health Economics
The Swedish Migration Agency
The Swedish Ministry of Education and Research
The Swedish Ministry of Employment
The Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
The Swedish Ministry of Finance
The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
The Swedish Pension Agency
The Swedish Transport Administration
Vellinge kommun (Vellinge municipality)
Vinnova - Sweden's Innovation Agency
Organisations
Clinton Health Access Initiative (program manager)
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt näringsliv)
EU
Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN
Girl's Globe
Insurance Europe
International Monetary Fund
International Food Policy Research Institute
Lantmännen
Malmö FF
OECD
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Permanent Misson of Sweden to the UN
Swecare
United Nations Development Programme in Sweden
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden
The World Bank
Consulting, research and similar
Accenture
Adastra Business Consulting
Brac Institute of Governance and Development
Capgemeni Consulting
Centigo
CIRCLE
Copenhagen Economics
CEP - Council on Economic Policies
Directure
EMUES
EY
Frontier Economics
HUI Research
ifo Center for the Economics of Education
International Food Policy Research Institute
Kontigo
LEO Pharma AB
Lumell Associates
Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik
Metier, Norge
Oxford Research
Quantify Research
Ratio
Research Institue of Industrial Economics
Stockholms handelskammare
Sweco Eurofutures
Sweco Strategy
Söderberg och partners
Technopolis Group, Solna
TEDA Eco Center
The Danish National Centre for Social Research
UBS
WSP
Statistics and statistical software
Ekonomifakta.se
Ennova
Macrobond
Office for National Statistics, UK
Statistics Denmark
Statistics Iceland
Statistics Sweden
Financial institutions, banks, investments and similar
ABG Sundal Collier
Actis
American Express, Brighton
Bank Audi Syria
Bank of Åland Plc
Barclays Wealth
Blackrock
Bloomberg
BNP Paribas
China Investment Corporation
Cicero fonder
Danske Bank
Deloitte
DNB
Erik Penser
Euroclear
Goldman Sachs
Handelsbanken
Ikano Bank
Klarna
Meridiam
Moody's
NIBC Bank
Nordea
Nordea Markets
Nordic Equities
Royal Bank of Scotland
SEB
Semantix Sweden
Standard & Poor's, Stockholm
Storebrand Baltic
Swedbank
Swedbank robur
TD Bank
Türkiye İş Bankası
UBS
Private firms (other than financial)
Assa Abloy
Atlas Copco
Axfood (price analyst)
Bisnode (data analyst)
Boozt.com
Education First
Elektrolux
E.ON
Ernst & Young, Malmö
Facebook
Goodyear-Dunlop
Google, Stockholm
Heimstaden, Malmö
IP-Only
iZettle (risk analyst)
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG
Maersk Line Copenhagen
Microsoft EMEA, Ireland
Momondo Group
OneMed
PlasticsEurope
Porsche Automotive Investment (China)
PwC
Quinyx
SAS
Sigma
Solactive AB
Takeda
Veolia
WOW Air
Bachelor's studies in Economics
Basic and intermediate studies in Economics
Master Level
Advanced level studies in Economics
The Department of Economics offers a wide range of master courses in all subjects in Economics. Courses can be studied within a master programme, or they can be studied as free-standing courses.
Doctoral studies in Economics
The Department of Economics has a PhD programme that provides students with advanced training in economic theory and analytical methods. Students learn how to perform theoretical and empirical research at the highest level through coursework, seminar participation, and supervised research.
Career Services at LUSEM
Career Services support students at LUSEM who are interested in learning about working life, discussing career alternatives, finding interesting jobs and internships, or other career-related matters.