<p>I'm considering a major in Economics but before I actually declare, I'd like to read more about it. Not anything too involved like a textbook because I have only taken two econ classes . Just something that is informative and interesting but that I can find at a regular bookstore. I'm also interested in what types of economic subgroups there are (like specializations). The only ones I can think of are behavioral, agricultural, and social economics. Maybe some interesting subgroups that are more like intersections of econ and psych/soc? Thanks, so if you have any interesting econ books please recommend them!</p>
<p>Read some journals from U Chi or random online articles. Its a fun major. There is labor econ, political econ, etc. Google a list or go to U Chi’s journals. Good luck.</p>
<p>econometrics: cool stuff</p>
<p>Too much math XD</p>
<p>How much math is needed for econometrics?</p>
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<p>lol…
here is a problem set:
<a href=“http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/powell/e141_f08/141-ps5-08.pdf[/url]”>http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/powell/e141_f08/141-ps5-08.pdf</a></p>
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<p>That’s the last problem set for the semester; I assume they teach you some stuff first. Yes, econometrics is one of the most math intensive specializations, and will require at least some linear algebra and heavy duty statistics, but it isn’t impossible. From what I’ve been told, much of the most interesting econ requires a good handle on the underlying math/stats.</p>
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<p>One thing you might try is to look at the econ courses in the catalog and see if any seem to interest you. There are also a couple Legal Studies classes that can be used to fulfill the econ requirements that seem really interesting (LS 145 and 147, I believe). You could look into some of the economic history classes. And there are some game theory and psychology in econ (Econ 119) which you might find interesting as well.</p>