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[Question] I have several questions: (self.badeconomics)

Shiloh86Sanders/Paul 2016 が 投稿

Okay, so first some questions about the general field of economics:

1) In terms of finding a decent job soon enough after college, is economics a good field to go into?

2) What sort of professions do economics graduates go into (and what opportunities are there for advancement)?

Also, on more specific subjects:

3) Is Hillary's plan to use CGT incentives to encourage long-term investment actually a good idea?

4) High healthcare costs are becoming an issue in the United States. What can do the government do to depress costs while still working within the system?

5) The August 1st-7th edition of the Economist had an article that contemplated the Piketty tax. The article seemed to regard inequality as a serious problem, yet I've heard from many on this sub that inequality hasn't really been rising. Is inequality increasing or not?

6) If not, where does Piketty's error lie when analyzing inequality? If so, would the wealth tax actually be a good idea?

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[–]jmo10 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

1 and 2. I'll give the same advice that I give to everyone: if you want to see how viable a degree is in terms of finding employment, go on a job search. Go onto indeed.com, monster.com, etc., type in the specific degree and search through the listings. For specific programs, ask for employment placement data if they have it.

There are many job listings for economics majors but that doesn't mean that an undergrad background properly prepares you for each job. For example, there are job-listings for investment analysts where economics is frequently listed as one of the desired majors along with Finance and Accounting. That doesn't mean you know how to price a fixed income security like a government bond. Your education wouldn't cover that unless you took the appropriate Finance course.

Or you might see jobs for data analysis where economics is listed as one of the desired majors. It will usually be listed along with statistics, computer science and mathematics. Again, your educational background with only an economics degree probably won't cover data analysis. Stats courses should be taken on top as well as some programming courses with an emphasis on what's used in industry like SAS.

So in that sense, at the undergrad level (things are very different at the grad level), I think you should look towards a double major. Good majors to accompany economics include Finance (specialize in Corporate Finance), Accounting, Stats, Computer Science and even Actuarial Sciences although those are usually professional programs.