How long is the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis?

The MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis runs one year full-time or two years part-time. Distance learners on the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis follow the same seminar calendar as on-campus cohorts.

How is the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis delivered?

The MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis is available on-campus, online and by distance learning. All modes of the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis include the sponsor project and dissertation.

Is the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis recognised in the UK?

Yes, the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis sits at UK Level 7 and is aligned with Royal Economic Society guidance. The MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis is recognised across senior UK competition consultancies and regulators.

What entry requirements apply to the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis?

The MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis requires a 2:2 Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or five years of senior experience. IELTS 6.5 applies to international applicants for the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis.

What is the cost of the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis and is funding available?

Fees for the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis are published on the LSLPE admissions page. Employer sponsorship and staged payment are considered for the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis on application.

MSc Supply and Demand Analysis | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree delivered one year full-time or two years part-time on-campus, online and by distance learning. The programme is aligned with Royal Economic Society and IFS-referenced thematic guidance, and it credentials senior micro-market economists working on Competition and Markets Authority mandates, regulator-facing consultancy and City sector coverage.

By graduation you will have built structural demand models, produced welfare analyses of retail and utility markets, delivered a CMA-facing case portfolio, and completed a dissertation of approximately 15,000 words on a live micro-market question under practising economist supervision.

Key Features

Programme aligned with Royal Economic Society and IFS-referenced thematic guidance.
Seminars run in the select-committee tradition with named practitioner tutor supervision.
Live sponsor project with a competition consultancy, regulator or City coverage team.
Structural modelling laboratory using R, Stata and Python.
Case-based teaching from CMA and Ofgem published market investigations.
Guest sessions with practising senior economists at CMA-facing consultancies.
Dissertation supervised by a practising senior economist.

What You Will Learn

Estimate structural demand models on real UK retail and utility data.
Run welfare analysis using consumer surplus and compensating variation methods.
Handle merger simulation modelling in CMA-standard formats.
Model behavioural demand elements including reference-dependent choice.
Interpret CMA and Ofgem investigations at senior methodology depth.
Advise on remedy design in market investigations and merger reviews.
Communicate structural demand findings to CMA panels and boards.
Manage professional ethics under the Government Economic Service framework.

Who This Course Is For

Senior economists at competition consultancies or sector regulators.
City sector-coverage analysts moving into competition mandates.
Portfolio-route senior professionals credentialing UK micro-market practice.
International applicants specialising in UK competition economics.
Practitioner-academic candidates preparing for PhD progression.

Career Pathways

Economic Consultant at senior manager or partner level.
Regulatory Economist at head-of-team level at a sector regulator.
Government Economist on CMA-facing Government Economic Service work.
Investment Analyst on consumer goods and utilities coverage.
Research Economist at an IFS-aligned research programme.
Central Bank Analyst on consumer-facing microeconomic analysis.
Behavioural Economist at director level in a consultancy.
Trade Economist on import-competition demand modelling.

The LSLPE careers service links LLM candidates to senior competition consultancies, sector regulators and City coverage recruiters.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in economics, mathematics or a quantitative discipline.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior professional experience in economics, consultancy or regulation are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement outlining your market question.

Why Study at LSLPE

The London School of Law, Politics and Economics is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. The CMA, sector regulators, the IFS and City coverage teams sit within a short tube ride of every LSLPE seminar room.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working senior economists and international applicants complete the MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service maintains standing links with senior microeconomics recruiters.

Apply for MSc in Supply and Demand Analysis

Enrol on the LSLPE Master's programme in supply and demand analysis. Your dissertation will be supervised by a practising senior economist, and the sponsor project begins in week one. Enrol Now.