The problem in this study is the low critical thinking skills possessed by students in economic subjects. This study aims to determine the effect of emotional intelligence and self-regulated learning in developing students' critical thinking skills in economics subjects. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. The study population amounted to 178 students with a sample size of 123 students in class XI IPS SMA Negeri 1 Ciamis in the 2024/2025 school year, with sampling using proportionate sampling technique. The results showed that: (1) emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on critical thinking skills; (2) self-regulated learning has a positive and significant effect on critical thinking skills; (3) emotional intelligence and self-regulated learning simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on critical thinking skills by obtaining a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.672. This means that the contribution of the independent variables to critical thinking skills is 67.2% and the remaining 32.8% is influenced by other variables outside this study.