• Why study economics and what employment opportunities will you have?
• Where do our graduates work?
• Why should you choose to study at the ITAM?

For more detailed information on the program, we suggest that you read the sections on the Undergraduate Course and Study Plans. 

Why study economics and what employment opportunities will you have?

Economics is a social science that analyzes the behavior and evolution of society with the aim of proposing strategies and public policy that enable greater levels of prosperity and equity. After completing the ITAM economics program, the student will have acquired problem solving skills, intellectual discipline, the ability to think independently about issues such as economic problems and policy and a high level of numeracy. These are essential skills for a great many professions making graduates in economics highly valued in many fields within the public and private sectors as well as in academia and research. The activities that economists commonly undertake are varied and include:

... designing and implementing monetary, fiscal and financial policy within government.

... participating in banks and consultancies as investment strategists or economic analysts.

... carrying out cutting edge research in leading universities and research centers here or overseas.

... contributing to environmental protection and a better use of natural resources by working in government or non governmental organizations.

... fighting poverty with international development agencies or government.

... directing companies in the design of their organizational structures, financial forecasts and operating strategies. 

... heading up Mexican and multinational corporations.

Where do our graduates work?

To gain a clearer perspective of the kinds of opportunities available to economics graduates, it may be helpful to look at where many of our alumni currently work. In the public sector, our alumni have gone on to take up positions in various government offices such the ministries of Finance, Commerce, Social Development, Energy, Natural Resources, and the Interior, as well as Congress and the Office of the President. 

Many graduates work in finance, in national and international banks, brokerage houses, insurance companies, pension fund management firms and investment funds in the U.S and Europe. Some graduates have gone on to work in international organizations such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund. 

Why should you choose to study at the ITAM?



The ITAM economics undergraduate program is considered by many to be the best in the country. 

Our unique study program offers students the option of choosing between four tracks of specialization. 

The structure of our program is designed so that those students wishing to do so may take two degrees simultaneously. 

We have over 80 academic exchange agreements with universities in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America. 

The ITAM has a long tradition of attracting exceptional students who are committed to achieving the highest standards of academic excellence. Since 1976, ITAM economics students have won first place in the annual Premio Banamex de Economía and they are frequently awarded prizes in the Tlacaelel, IMEF and Banobras competitions. 

The ITAM Department of Economics sends more students on to postgraduate programs overseas than all the other Mexican universities together. Our graduates enroll in programs in universities such as Chicago, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, Berkeley, Columbia, UCLA, NYU and Rochester, often with scholarships from the university itself. 

We select our faculty based on their teaching abilities and research excellence. Most of our full time faculty members hold Ph.D.s from top universities in the U.S. and have earned international recognition for their academic achievements and publication record. 

The Department of Economics is ranked 1st within Latin America for its research output and among the 50 best institutions worldwide. 

Our three research centers offer students the opportunity to further develop their analytic skills and understanding of economics by collaborating as research assistants: 



Center for Economic Research and Analysis (CIE)

Center of Economic Analysis and Research (CAIE) 

Center for Applied Economics and Public Policy (CEAPP) 


Students may contribute to our publication, La Gaceta de Economía. Created by a group of students in 1995, it has been managed and edited by undergraduates since then. It is now considered one of the principal, specialized economics publications in the country. 

We provide our students with an excellent careers office through which they receive an average of 12 job offers each.