"I was curious about everything that happens around me. Studying economics satisfies my curiosity."
—Economics student

"Economics is about the world around us; it's current; it's about the modern world; it's about how we behave, how businesses behave and how the government behaves."
—James McCullagh, BBC Young Apprentice

"[E]conomics is about politics, it's about political choices, about how you want the market economy to work and who you think should bear what burden in difficult circumstances."
—David Miliband

"A degree in economics is extremely useful even if you do not intend to become an economist. It is a numerate and theoretical degree, and signals to employers that you can handle figures and you have an analytical mind."
—Economics graduate

"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else."
—John Maynard Keynes

"By the end of the degree you emerge as a student who can read as well as a law graduate, compute as well as an accountant, and analyze data as well as a statistician."
—Economics student

"It is an excellent degree and provides you with a solid skills base. The ability to question things in the way that economics forces you to, and look for underlying causes/incentives, is very useful in the work place."
—Economics graduate

"The widespread poverty, misery, and crises in many parts of the world are strong reminders that understanding economic and social laws can make an enormous contribution to the welfare of people."
—Gary Becker, Nobel Prize Banquet speech

"Go for it! Economics is about a different way of thinking and looking at the world. You can apply the economic way of thinking to almost everything, not just to business or finance and such."
—Economics graduate