The MBA subfield of Economic Policy covers topics in economics that are most relevant to working in or with businesses or in policy-oriented international institutions. IBS has many additional courses in Economics that focus on theory or macro-economics. In fact, most careers in this field require that you have additional study in Economics or an additional degree in Economics beyond what is included in the MBA concentration. With such additional training, appropriate for careers in this subfield are the following:

• Economic Consulting
• Industry Economist
• International Development
• Economics and Law

The following courses have proven useful in the past to students interested in this subfield:

• ECON 210f FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICS AND ECONOMETRICS I
• ECON 211f FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICS AND ECONOMETRICS II
• ECON 212f SURVEY OF ADVANCED ECONOMETRIC TECHNIQUES
• ECON 235a CENTRAL BANKING SYSTEMS 
• ECON/FIN 235a TAMING THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
• ECON 260a INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY INSTITUTIONS 
• ECON 261a EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF TRADE POLICY
• ECON 202a APPLIED INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS
• ECON 270a ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
• ECON 262f OUTSOURCING AND OFFSHORING
• BUS 253a MARKET RESEARCH: DESIGN & ANALYSIS
• BUS 270a INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• BUS 275f TRANSNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS