<p>Whether a university is “internationally known” depends on the audience. Among employers and academics, the universities I listed have the best reputations for economics, both domestically and internationally.</p>
<p>Some people will say that undergraduate economics education is the same at virtually every respectable university – and to an extent, they are right. You will learn roughly the same theory and econometrics wherever you go. But the economics departments I listed above will tend to have more courses and research opportunities in the cutting-edge applied fields like behavioural economics, health economics, financial economics, and experimental economics.</p>