{"id":299,"date":"2024-11-11T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/programs\/economics-major-minor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:42:21","slug":"economics-bs","status":"publish","type":"clarku_program","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/major\/economics-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Economics, B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you want to understand the causes and consequences of critical world issues like income inequality and economic development, you have to follow the money. As an economics major, you not only will gain an understanding of how economies work, but also will develop the problem-solving skills needed to address these issues for the betterment of all.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Clark has a long tradition of innovation in economic research and teaching that dates back to Carroll Wright, America\u2019s first Commissioner of Labor and the first president of Clark\u2019s undergraduate college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why study economics at Clark?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n