Economics

Economics (/ɛkəˈnɒmɪks, iːkə-/) is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes basic elements in the economy, including individual agents and markets, their interactions, and the outcomes of interactions. Individual agents may include, for example, households, firms, buyers, and sellers. Macroeconomics analyzes the entire economy (meaning aggregated production, consumption, savings, and investment) and issues affecting it, including unemployment of resources (labour, capital, and land), inflation, economic growth, and the public policies that address these issues (monetary, fiscal, and other policies). See glossary of economics.

Other broad distinctions within economics include those between positive economics, describing "what is", and normative economics, advocating "what ought to be"; between economic theory and applied economics; between rational and behavioural economics; and between mainstream economics and heterodox economics.

Economic analysis can be applied throughout society, in business, finance, health care, and government. Economic analysis is sometimes also applied to such diverse subjects as crime, education, the family, law, politics, religion, social institutions, war, science, and the environment.

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Scholarships for Economics Majors

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Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

$35,000 Varies See Details
 

Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

award

$35,000

deadline

Varies
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Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

$34,000 Varies See Details
 

Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

award

$34,000

deadline

Varies
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Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Excellence Scholarship

Salisbury University

Up to $20,000 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Excellence Scholarship

Salisbury University

award

Up to $20,000

deadline

April 01, 2024
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Bess Heflin Fellowship

University of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies

$19,000 Varies See Details
 

Bess Heflin Fellowship

University of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies

award

$19,000

deadline

Varies
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Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral Students Scholarship - Nova SEU

Nova Southeastern University

$15,600 Varies See Details
 

Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral Students Scholarship - Nova SEU

Nova Southeastern University

award

$15,600

deadline

Varies
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Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women's History-PAID

National Archives Foundation

Up to $12,500 May 15, 2024 See Details
 

Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women's History-PAID

National Archives Foundation

award

Up to $12,500

deadline

May 15, 2024
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Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship

Wellesley College, Graduate Financial Aid

Up to $11,000 Varies See Details
 

Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship

Wellesley College, Graduate Financial Aid

award

Up to $11,000

deadline

Varies
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Lorraine Missling Business Communication Award

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - College of Business

Up to $5,500 Varies See Details
 

Lorraine Missling Business Communication Award

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - College of Business

award

Up to $5,500

deadline

Varies
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Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Zonta International Foundation

$5,000 Varies See Details
 

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Zonta International Foundation

award

$5,000

deadline

Varies
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Charles River Associates All-Access Scholarship

Charles River Associates

$5,000 April 22, 2024 See Details
 

Charles River Associates All-Access Scholarship

Charles River Associates

award

$5,000

deadline

April 22, 2024
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