Economics at Sydney has long-standing strengths in all the major areas of economics, as is expected of one of the leading economics departments in Australia. Its teaching is based on a willingness to go beyond any one theoretical perspective to provide students with a broad understanding of the study of economics.
Economics at Sydney's research interests have a particular emphasis on: strategic behaviour, game theory, economic development, structural change, industrial organisation and policy, international trade and finance, open economy macroeconomics, labour economics, behavioural and experimental economics, and housing.