Master in Economics and Public Policy

Tuition fees for Master in Economics and Public Policy are 3,000 EUR per year.

Economics and Public Policy 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 or a related field. This field combines economic theory and quantitative analysis with the study of how public policy is designed, implemented, and evaluated, covering subjects such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, public finance, and the economic tools used to assess the costs and benefits of government programs and regulations. Students typically learn how economists analyze issues such as taxation, public spending, welfare programs, labor markets, and regulation, using econometric and statistical methods to evaluate whether policies achieve their intended outcomes. Coursework often addresses the institutional and political context in which policy decisions are made, alongside the technical skills needed to model economic behavior and forecast the effects of policy changes. Some programs also cover specific policy areas such as health, education, or environmental economics, applying general economic policy tools to sector-specific questions. Graduates from economics and public policy programs pursue careers in government ministries and agencies, international organizations, central banks, policy research institutes and think tanks, consulting firms working on public sector projects, and roles in the private sector that involve regulatory or policy analysis, and some continue into doctoral study in economics or public policy. Bologna, home to Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, has an established economics department, and the program's English-taught format is designed to bring together an international group of students interested in the economic analysis of public decision-making.