The Economist Academic Program

Welcome to The Economist Academic Subscription Program
Members of the academic community like to dig deep and form their own opinions. That's why so many read The Economist.

To return the favor, we are pleased to offer The Economist to students and faculty at special academic rate of up to 74% OFF THE NEWSSTAND PRICE. As a subscriber, you'll also enjoy FREE, FULL access to all premium content on Economist.com including a searchable archive of 28,000+ Economist articles.

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For Faculty Members

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Subscriber Benefits:

Special Reports - 20 times a year, these reports provide in-depth analysis on a given country, industry, or hot-button topic.

Technology Quarterly-Highlights technological advances that will change the world we live in.

Free, full access to Economist.com

The World in 2009 - a special issue distributed to all paid subscribers active in December 2008.