Australian university economics

    Australian university economics graduates spoke in interviews of how the study of economics provided a solid grounding that was helpful in their subsequent careers, which included working in government departments, private banks, other financial institutions and large private companies such as Shell, (School of Economics, University of Queensland) i The students commented that studying economics enabled them to: • Think logically and critically. • Develop a way of problem solving that they could apply to most decision making. • Consider alternative policy solutions and their consequences.