Master in Economics and Public Policy
Bologna, Italy
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Master in Economics and Public Policy trains professionals to design, analyze and quantitatively evaluate micro-level public policies addressing poverty, inequality, climate change, underdevelopment, social security, market power, regulation, education, work, international trade and health. Students choose between two curricula: Policy Analysis and Evaluation, emphasizing public economics and econometrics for labor markets, environmental regulation and competition policy; and Health Economics, Management and Policy, emphasizing health economics, econometrics and managerial issues in health markets. Keywords: public policy, policy evaluation, econometrics, health economics, regulation, social policy, market design.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may work in public administration, policy analysis, healthcare management, regulatory agencies, economic consultancy and research institutes.
Roles include policy analyst and health economist.
The programme trains professionals who are able to understand the economic rationale, the design, and the quantitative evaluation of public policy. Its focus is on micro-level policies that tackle issues such as poverty, inequality, climate change, underdevelopment, social security, market power and regulation, education, work, international trade, and health.
What you will study
Students can choose between two curricula:
"Policy Analysis and Evaluation" with courses in public economics and econometrics that are preparatory to applications in specific areas such as labour markets, environmental regulation, competition policy;
"Health Economics, Management, and Policy" with courses in health economics and econometrics that are preparatory to specific regulatory and managerial issues in health markets.
Study grants and subsidies
University students may obtain economic support during their studies from the Emilia Romagna Region, the University of Bologna, and other external bodies.
International Talents @Unibo: scholarships for international students a.y. 2025/26
The University of Bologna awards 30 new scholarships to deserving international students, holding an academic qualification from a non-Italian education system, who wish to enrol in Master’s degree programmes in 2025/26.
Scholarships are worth €6.500 gross and include full exemption of tuition fees. These grants are awarded for two academic years, based on GRE test scores and the verification of financial status.