Career fields and perspectives
Graduates of the master’s programme Political and Empirical Economics may choose between a wide range of job opportunities in private and public sectors in Austria and abroad. According to their individual focus, this range includes, amongst others:
- intra and extramural research institutions such as the Austrian Institute of Economic Research, the Institute for Advanced Studies, Joanneum Research, the National Bank of Austria
- Austrian chambers or interest groups such as the Federation of Austrian Industry, the Austrian Chamber of Labour
- public administration (ministries, regional administration, diplomacy) or regulation authorities
- international organisations such as OECD, ECB, World Bank, UNO
- banks and insurances
- industrial enterprises
- education and further education
- business consultancy
- political consulting
- journalism and PR in politics and economy
