経済学(けいざいがく)

けいざいがく
noun
economics (academic discipline)
1. economics (academic discipline)
The academic study of how societies produce, distribute, and consume goods and services.
大学(だいがく)で経済学(けいざいがく)を学(まな)んでいる。
I'm studying economics at university.
経済学(けいざいがく)の授業(じゅぎょう)は難(むずか)しいが面白(おもしろ)い。
The economics classes are difficult but interesting.
彼女(かのじょ)は経済学(けいざいがく)の博士号(はくしごう)を持(も)っている。
She has a PhD in economics.

The academic discipline that studies how societies produce, distribute, and consume goods and services. Unlike 経済(けいざい) alone, which can refer to the economy in general, 経済学(けいざいがく) specifically denotes the scholarly field.

STRUCTURE:
経済(けいざい) (economy) + 学(がく) (study/discipline). The ～学(がく) suffix is used to form academic discipline names.

RELATED ACADEMIC FIELDS:

  • 政治学(せいじがく) — political science
  • 社会学(しゃかいがく) — sociology
  • 経営学(けいえいがく) — business administration

RELATED WORDS:

  • 経済(けいざい) — economy; economics (in everyday sense)
  • 経済学部(けいざいがくぶ) — faculty/department of economics
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