Master in Economics and Econometrics

Tuition fees are 3,000 EUR per year.

Economics and Econometrics is a master's degree taught in English at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, in Bologna, Italy, running two years for students holding a bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, or a related quantitative field. This program combines economic theory with econometrics, the branch of economics that develops and applies statistical methods to test economic theories and analyze real-world data. Typical subjects include microeconomics, macroeconomics, probability and statistics, and a sequence of econometrics courses covering regression analysis, time series methods, and techniques for analyzing panel and cross-sectional data. Students learn to build and estimate economic models, test hypotheses using real datasets, and interpret statistical results in light of economic theory, developing the technical skills needed to conduct empirical economic research. Coursework often includes applications across areas such as labor economics, financial economics, or macroeconomic forecasting, giving students practice using econometric tools on substantive economic questions. Programs in this field generally emphasize rigorous quantitative training, preparing graduates to work with data-intensive economic analysis in both academic and applied settings. Graduates pursue careers as economists and data analysts in banks, financial institutions, research institutes, government statistical agencies, consulting firms, and international organizations, and the strong quantitative grounding also supports further doctoral study in economics, econometrics, or statistics. Bologna, home to Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, has a long-established economics department, and the program's English-taught format is designed for an international cohort of students seeking advanced quantitative training in economics.