Learn about the wide range of forces that shape our economy and society.
Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources, and the resulting forces that shape our economy and society both locally and globally.
Our curriculum emphasizes economic theory, statistical analysis and the role of public policy in addressing social and economic problems.
You can specialize in financial, managerial, international, industrial or other areas of economics.
Economics offers both a major and a minor, and is also an area of concentration in environmental analysis; public policy analysis; philosophy, politics and economics; and gender & women’s studies.
The Economics Major at Pomona College is classified as a STEM designated-degree program by the Department of Homeland Security, providing additional employment opportunities for F-1 students after graduation.
What You’ll Study
- Micro and macroeconomics
- Economic theory and policy
- Allocation of resources
- Statistics and econometrics
- Important local and global issues
Researching at Pomona
Bryan Diangson ’21 Uses His Economics Knowledge at CBRE Global Investors
As a summer intern at CBRE Global Investors, Bryan Diangson ’21 is able to implement his economics knowledge working on different investments, across all of the asset classes, the fund strategies and the risk-return spectrum.
Hands-On Internship Experience with CRCM Ventures
Wesley Chang ’21 interned with venture capital firm CRCM Ventures where he created pitch desks and market analysis for potential investments for the firm. He also built abstract models and representations of future financial situations and risks.
Creating an Investment Thesis
Virgil Munyemana ’22 interned for a private equity firm one summer where he created an investment thesis for the durable medical equipment market using data from the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Supreme Court: Case by Case
Lucie Abele ’22 conducted detailed research regarding the legal and economic analysis of Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, diving into the legal issues of the case, the economic factors, and the social and public policy implications of the majority decision.
U.S.-China Trade War
Helena Ong ’22 worked at the USDA where she was able to utilize trade and tariff theory she learned in her macroeconomics courses to help quantitatively model the U.S.-China trade-war in 2019.
The Economic Impact of COVID-19
Kevin Wu ’23 co-wrote a topic on the relationship between COVID-19 cases and the impact on the restaurant industry for different geographical relationships in the U.S.
Every Pomona professor has brought economics to life in ways that challenged and inspired me, fostering a love for problem-solving that has prepared me well for the fast-paced world of investment banking.