Erasmus School of Economics
Economics Department
The economics faculty is, according to the QS World University Rankings 2011, the 9th best in Europe (UK included) and 36th in the world in economics and econometrics, 46th in the world in statistics and operational research, and 37th in the world in accounting and finance.
Economics & econometrics
| Period | Netherlands | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2nd | 12th | 50th |
| 2011 | 1st | 9th | 36th |
Statistics & operational research
| Period | Netherlands | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st | 7th | 40th |
| 2011 | 1st | 8th | 46th |
Accounting & finance
| Period | Netherlands | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st | 9th | 41st |
| 2011 | 1st | 6th | 37th |
According to the Shanghai University Academic Ranking of World Universities published in January 2012, Erasmus School of Economics is 7th in Europe and 45th in the world in the fields of economics and business.
| Period | Netherlands | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1st | 7th | 45th |
| 2010 | 1st | 6th | 51-77th |
| 2009 | 1st | 5th | 51-75th |
In the Top 10 of Dutch (business) economics department made by the department itself, the Economics Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam is ranked as follows:
| Year | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1st |
| 2009 | 1st |
Tinbergen Institute
In the top 200 economics departments worldwide by Kalaitzidakis et al., the Tinbergen Institute (economics department of Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam) is ranked as follows:
| Period | Netherlands | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1st | 1st | 15th |
Read more about this topic: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rankings
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