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Economics examines how individuals, businesses, and governments make decisions when distributing scarce resources across competing needs. For instance, people must determine how to spend their finite earnings on various products or services. Companies face choices about what items to manufacture, production quantities, and operational techniques. Public institutions must select which initiatives to fund and what fiscal measures to impose. Economic experts create frameworks to understand how different parts of an economic system function and interconnect. They collect numerical and observational data to quantify connections between economic factors. With this information, economists forecast reactions to policy shifts and external influences. These projections subsequently assist both private and public sector leaders in developing suitable strategies.
Applicant must have successful completion of university preparatory courses, high school performance (class rank or GPA), including participation in accelerated programs like Honors, AP and IB; Ohio State does not have minimum requirements for class rank or GPA, Ability and desire to contribute to and engage with a diverse campus community, Experiences that demonstrate leadership or engaged involvement, Status as a first-generation university student, Demonstration of outstanding talent in a particular area and High school performance if adversely affected by physical, mental or learning environment factors. English proficiency level TOEFL: 79 or higher on the internet-based test, 550 or higher on the paper-based test and IELTS: 6.5 or higher