苏州阿德科特商务与经济学老师，博雅课程协调员，利物浦大学商学士，诺丁汉大学教育学硕士，拥有五年以上国际教育经验。下面来谈一谈商务与经济学区别在哪儿?

商务和经济主导着各大报纸的头版头条，它们是政治和社会精英日日关心的议题，它们是众多劳动人民时时牵挂的要事。无论贫富，无论受过教育与否，不论年龄大小，商务与全球经济状况对我们所有人都会有一个持久的影响。

Business and economics dominate our news agenda, it preoccupies the minds of political and social elites alike, and it is the first concern etched on the lips of the working man. Whether rich or poor, educated or illiterate, young or old, business and the state of the economy has an everlasting impact on us all.

这样的影响是亘古不变的，但有时也会变得颇为棘手，因此，我们需要时刻关注它们的发展。如果一个人要在21世纪新世界立足、成功，那么对于这两大学科的欣赏，或者说至少是基本的理解，可以说是必须的。

Its influence is unwavering and unforgiving, and as a result, its attention is forever demanding, and its appreciation, or at least basic understanding, compulsory if a person is to become successful in the 21st-century world man has built.

对于经济学或商务的研究让大众得以一窥世界的基本运作模式，也让选择相关专业的学生了解了金融社会背后的主要驱动力。在过去的20年里，商务和经济学作为大学生的主修科目越来越受到大学生的欢迎和尊重。而这两大学科受欢迎程度的增加与毕业后对口专业的薪资水平相关联：例如，伦敦政经学院(LSE)的经济学或商科毕业生，毕业后五年的平均工资为55,200英镑(约合70,500美元)。

The study of economics or business offers valuable insight into this world's mechanics and fundamental practices, allowing students to understand its key drivers and the forces behind them; over the past 20 years, the popularity and respect of both business and economics as a major amongst university students have been steadily increasing. This increase in popularity has coincided with the courses' monetary value to graduates; for example, economics or business graduates from the London School of Economics (LSE) earn an average salary of £55,200 (~US$70,500) five years after graduating.

然而，商务和经济学之间到底有什么区别呢?是完全一样?若不同，具体差异又体现在何处?还是说，两个专业的划分仅仅是一种营销策略，只是为了让大学的课程看起来更为多样化、更具有21世纪的精明呢?

Nevertheless, what exactly is the difference between business and economics? How do the courses diverge? Or are they just the same? Their difference merely a marketing ploy to make a university's curriculum seem more diverse and 21st-century savvy?

诚然，两门学科之间存在许多显著的不同，这些不同表明了它们是以两种截然不同的教育学科存在的。

There are numerous critical differences between the two subjects that explain their survival as two distinct and separate educational disciplines.

经济学通常被认为是两者中较为传统的，其本质更偏理论性，研究方法中，基础的数学运算涉及更多，因此该学科更倾向于深入研究商务与政治的细微差别。因此，该专业的学生对他们着眼的领域会有一个更具体、全面的了解，并对经济学这个复杂但充满活力的世界产生兴趣，最终有所感悟。

Economics, often seen as the more traditional of the two, is far more theoretical in nature and mathematical in approach, preferring to dive deeper into investigating the intricate nuances of business and politics. Thus, giving students a concrete understanding of the area they focus on and an appreciation of economics' complex and dynamic world.

所以说，经济学并非全部着眼于商业世界的实践机制，它的意义在于揭示商务背后应用的理论，分析究竟是什么导致了我们会在不同情况下采取不同的决策与行动。从根本上讲，经济学主要是研究人类社会如何利用稀缺资源生产出有价值的商品，并将其分配给各个群体。

Therefore, rather than focusing on the business world's practical mechanics, economics seeks to uncover the theory behind the business and the situations that cause individual decisions or actions to be taken. Economics is fundamentally the study of how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable commodities and distribute them among different people.

相反，商务这个大学科下面还能划分出许多小专业，例如会计、金融、管理学、人力资源管理以及市场营销。商学更偏实践性，更专注于分析相关领域的成功人士，或竞争力强的个体，他们到底用了怎样的方法与技巧，才能有此成就。

In contrast, business allows the in-depth study of various specialties such as accountancy, finance, organisation, human resources management, and marketing. Business has an appetite towards the practical, focusing more on the same tools and skills a person needs to be successful and competitive in the very world they are studying.

比起细钻经济学组成因素，选择商务的学生们对21世纪商业环境中竞争和胜利所必需的关键技能更了然于胸。以实践为主的商业研究使得该学科的视野范围更广，力求为学生未来的求职、创业生涯做好准备。

Instead of a deep dive into economic components and fundamentals, students in business studies are given a broader exposure, an overview, and complete induction of the vital skills needed to be competitive and victorious in the 21st-century business environment. Business studies' practical focus makes the subject broader, seeking to prepare learners for the realities of business ownership, management, and creation.

可尽管存在差异，经济与商务两门科目是齐头并进的。它们互补互利，偏向理论的经济学能为偏向实践的商务提供相应的研究理论，后者依此便能在双方都想做出贡献的政商界大展拳脚。

However, despite their differences, the two subjects go hand in hand; they are the complement of each other, with one being the more practical brother of its more theoretical sibling that's own investigations allow the former to implement and apply its methods and approaches to the world of business and politics that they both seek to engage in, understand, and contribute.

因此，两门学科的相似性迫使学生从他们需要关注的商业领域中做出选择。尤其是涉及到A-Level课程，与大学相比，目前对这两个科目的学习都处于较为基础的阶段，即两个科目的教学中涵盖了许多相同的内容。对于希望在大学深钻经济与商学的同学，这两门课程都能为你们将来的学习打下坚实的基础。然而，为了学术知识的全面性与多样化，大学更希望A-Level的学生能够选择两个学科之一，再加一门可获得更多技能和经验的附加课程。

Consequently, this similarity forces students to choose from which aspect of the business world they need to focus on; this is especially the case when it comes to A-Levels where the investigation into both subjects is at such an elementary stage when compared to higher education that the two subjects cover a lot of the same grounds. Both subjects excel as foundations for students who wish to study economics or business at the university level. However, universities would prefer students to focus on one of the two disciplines at A-Level and select an additional course that allows students to gain additional skills and experiences, making them well rounded and diverse in their academic knowledge.

最后，选择商务还是经济学，这都取决于个人和学术兴趣。因为这两门课程都为学生提供了一个极好的平台，相信通过该平台，同学们申请大学相关专业都将如虎添翼。

In the end, the decision between business and economics as a subject comes down to personal and academic interest, and both courses present students with an excellent platform with which to pursue and obtain entrance into university to study either discipline, no matter whether they started their journey studying business or economics.

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