Finance
vs
.
Economics
:
An
Overview
Although
they
are
often
taught
and
presented
as
separate
disciplines
,
economics
and
finance
are
interrelated
and
inform
and
influence
each
other
.
Investors
care
about
these
studies
because
they
also
influence
the
markets
to
a
great
degree
.
It's
important
for
investors
to
avoid
"
either
/
or
"
arguments
regarding
economics
and
finance
;
both
are
important
and
have
valid
applications
.
As
a
general
social
science
,
the
focus
of
____________________
is
more
on
the
big
picture
,
or
general
questions
about
human
behavior
around
the
allocation
of
real
resources
.
The
focus
of
____________________
is
more
on
the
techniques
and
tools
of
managing
money
.
Both
economics
and
finance
also
focus
on
how
companies
and
investors
evaluate
risk
and
return
.
Historically
,
____________________
has
been
more
theoretical
and
____________________
more
practical
,
but
in
the
last
20
years
,
the
distinction
has
become
much
less
pronounced
.
In
fact
,
the
two
disciplines
seem
to
be
converging
in
some
respects
.
Both
____________________
and
____________________
professionals
are
being
employed
in
governments
,
corporations
,
and
____________________
markets
.
At
some
fundamental
level
,
there
will
always
be
a
separation
,
but
both
are
likely
to
remain
very
important
to
the
economy
,
investors
,
and
the
markets
for
years
to
come
.
Economics
and
finance
are
interrelated
disciplines
that
inform
each
other
,
even
if
the
specifics
are
distinct
.
____________________
,
as
a
discipline
,
is
derived
from
____________________
;
it
involves
assessing
money
,
banking
,
credit
,
investments
,
and
other
aspects
of
the
____________________
systems
.
____________________
can
be
further
broken
down
into
three
related
but
separate
categories
?
public
,
corporate
,
and
personal
.
____________________
looks
at
how
goods
and
services
are
made
,
distributed
,
and
used
,
as
well
as
how
the
____________________
overall
functions
,
along
with
the
people
who
drive
____________________
activity
.
The
two
main
branches
of
____________________
are
____________________
,
which
looks
at
the
overall
economy
,
and
____________________
,
which
looks
at
specific
factors
within
the
economy
.
