Hey guys, I’m thinking about doing a joint degree program to study art and economics. I know that UMich’s school of business is strong, but how is the economics department? Is the dual enrollment worth it? Is it competitive?
Also let me know if you know other schools strong in these two areas because I’m still making my list 
Oh and I apologize in advance if I made any incorrect assumptions because tbh I’m not all that knowledgeable about UMich (yet, at least).
Economics is a degree best used to feed into either a terminal PhD degree or from undergraduate into the b-school track. If you look at the PhD matriculation stats and trace them through into hiring at the professional level, Michigan is one of 3 to 4 “power program” which is included in a very limited set which comprises the bulk of all PhD hiring. If you want employment as a newly minted PhD, there are few schools better than Michigan. I’m unclear as to the prowess of the undergraduate department, but it does have inheritance of staff and programs from the graduate level and Michigan is sufficiently well respected at the undergraduate level to be a feeder to many elite programs. As a correlative matter, the Institute for Social Research is globally respected as one of the largest and best survey research bodies. The university does product the consumer sentiment survey and is affiliated with both Hoover at Stanford and with Michigan’s China center. A professor in the b-school started the ASCI index, which I believe has been sold to a commercial entity. If you want to engage in social science research and to work in the intersection containing public policy and economics, there are few schools better than Michigan to attend to pursue that track.