Careers in Economics
Building Your Economics Skills Now
Practical steps students can take today to build economics skills, from reading and projects to competitions and internships, plus a recap of the module.
You don’t need to wait for a degree to start building economics skills.
Read widely
- Newspapers and business sections.
- RBI and government reports, such as the Economic Survey.
- Books by economists that explain ideas simply.
- Blogs, newsletters and podcasts.
Learn with data
- Explore public data from sources like MOSPI, RBI and the World Bank.
- Practise with spreadsheets, and try Python or R.
Do projects
- Survey your school or community on a question, like how students spend pocket money.
- Write an analysis or blog post.
- Build a simple dashboard.
Competitions and olympiads
- Economics olympiads and essay competitions.
- Model UN and debate involving economic policy.
Internships
- Think tanks, NGOs and startups offer internships, including remote ones.
Accessible learning
Students who are blind or have low vision can use screen readers, audio lessons and accessible data tools. Platforms like EconReads aim to make economics learning accessible to everyone.
Module recap
- Economists work in policy, central banks, research, business, finance, data and development.
- Studying economics in India often begins with maths in class 11 and 12.
- The IES and RBI offer government careers for economists.
- Think tanks, business, data science, research and journalism are other paths.
- Start building skills now through reading, data and projects.
A class 11 student surveys classmates about how they spend pocket money, analyses the results in a spreadsheet and writes an article for the school magazine. The project becomes part of her university application.
Reading, data projects, competitions and internships can start in school.
- Read widely, from news to official reports.
- Practise with public data and simple tools.
- Do projects, enter competitions and seek internships.
- Accessible tools make economics learning possible for everyone.
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