CBA Economics Department

Economics offers a perspective on how the business world works. Students learn how to analyze areas as narrow as specific firms, broader areas such as the market for a particular product, and areas as vast as the entire economy.

Economists are employed by businesses, trade associations, labor unions, utilities and railroads, not-for-profit organizations and public agencies. They forecast industry and market conditions and make recommendations and decisions about capital investments, marketing new products, employee compensation, and the impact of government regulation.