International Economics and Finance Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Overview

You can choose between two majors. In the Economics major, a sound methodological background gives you the tools to understand a large set of issues: the effects of globalization, the role of central banks and monetary policy, competition policy, the functioning of the labor market, how to spur development of poor countries, the link between political institutions and economic outcomes.

In the Finance major, you are exposed to a large set of topics related to the functioning of modern financial systems: capital markets, financial intermediaries, financial contracts and instruments. Principles and applications of corporate finance techniques are all studied and discussed from a global perspective.

Career

The majority of graduates in International Economics and Finance at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi  continue their education at the graduate level; graduates may also have direct access to the labor market. 

A career in the field of finance typically means working in a bank, a financial institution, a consultancy firm, a financial authority or a fund, or companies of other kinds within the financial/administrative realm.

Finance majors may work in junior positions as a financial analyst or as an interface with customers as well as junior positions in companies working in Finance or related functions that involve international and multicultural work teams. 

Economics majors may work in junior positions at supranational institutions, research organizations or companies /private or public institutions, middle-large size companies analyzing the economic system particularly supranational and international issues or at companies with a global outlook that deal with external authorities with reference to international issues (intellectual property, antitrust, etc.).