<p>is an econ/english major at all feasible. Still in high school, and I don't know what to expect from either of those majors.</p>
<p>economics is very different from any other subject I've done. It's hard to explain why though! I do economics at higher level as part of the IB so I have a right to say that it isn't easy! </p>
<p>micro is basically how firms in different market structures operate (monopoly, perfect competition, etc).
Macro is the study of the economy as a whole (all the firms together) aggregate supply/demand, inflation, GDP, etc. I
nternational Economics is on a larger scale: trade, absolute and comparative advantage, exchange rates, balance of payments, etc. and
Development is about, well, the development of less developed countries, e.g. aid, multinational corporations, distribution of income, etc.</p>
<p>I hope that helps!</p>
<p>macro includes international and intro macro or AP macro is super easy, passing rate at my HS is 90%</p>
<p>no, macro is everything within a country, international is things like all the inflows and outflows of money, trade barriers etc. they are completely separate topics in economics (but of course, like everything else in econ some areas within these topics overlap)</p>
<p>IB economics is very difficult! I don't know about AP</p>
<p>well u have to do international for AP macro</p>
<p>What kind of career prospects would one be looking at if they doubled in Econ and Math?</p>
<p>ForEx/stock/interest rate Trading
Investment Banking
Other Finance stuff
Economist
And, for those of us who don't want to be hedonistic, filthy rich, and in the office at 3AM...Academia.</p>
<p>im econ major w/ finance minor. gonna declare a math major soon. how does that sound for an ib career?</p>
<p>I did a year of economics (micro and macro) and didn't see any math... so I have no idea why everyone says there is a lot of math. Hell the requirements for Economic majors is calculus for business and maybe finite math and some statistics. Well at U of I - Urbana that is how it is.</p>
<p>I think Das Bier raises an important point... things like this vary tremendously from school to school.</p>
<p>Econ/Physics also smart</p>
<p>hey Das Bier,</p>
<p>i'm 99.99999% sure im heading to u of i next year. how many ppl tend to do finance with econ in LAS there?</p>
<p>reviving an old(ish) thread here, but an econ/math double major with a solid foundation in computer science is perhaps the most lucrative undegraduate degree combination out there. i dont have anything but personal experience to back up that claim, but some of the job offers ive received through professors (who know im heading to grad school) have been nothing short of amazing. and i mean (in one case) 'signing bonus bigger than some starting salaries' amazing.</p>
<p>Soo..would you say it's worth it to complete an Econ/Maths double even if it would mean staying in school an extra semester?</p>
<p>My two cents as a (almost graduated) high school IB Economics student:</p>
<p>I also hear in the latter stages of an Economics major math becomes a key component. It certainly isn't that big a deal in the earlier stages, however. I take IB Econ, and though it's not a university course it provides a pretty comprehensive base for the study of economics, and math is hardly a major component. Economics, <em>at the beginner level</em>, is far more conceptual that mathematical. Don't be fooled by all the charts in that Econ 101 textbook you scanned through. They are tools which are used to explain and analyze concepts, not math problems, and as a economics student you will learn to love these little graphical friends rather than fear them.</p>
<p>Economics teaches you how to think critically. This is why it is sometimes thought to be hard. I find if you work hard to "get it" (the concept), Econ, (again, at the beginner level), can be pretty easy. Not to mention highly enjoyable. With the study of economics comes a number of "aha" moments. Economics has that perfect balance between the "hard" and "soft" subjects--it's a social science, and the things and thinking methods you learn in Econ can be applied EVERYWHERE in life. Your understanding of the world around you just crystallizes with econ, (of course, this all probably depends on your tastes: philosophy, history, physics, math, etc can all be said to "improve your understanding of the world.") But if you study econ, you'll find yourself applying the theories you learn in the classroom to all sorts of situations... literally. Maybe this is because economics explains so much of human, group, institutional, and government behaviour--its theories are so fundamental.</p>
<p>From my secondary sources, Econ/Math is a solid degree, yes. But Econ combined with a number of subjects like Philosophy, history, etc are all solid choices. Again, Economics teaches you to think, and isn't an easy major. </p>
<p>PS: "Freakonomics" was a big disappointment, and doesn't at all provide a good intro to what economics is really all about. If you want a great intro book that's all prose, get "Naked Economics" by Charles Wheelan (I think). Great book.</p>
<p>lol, freakonomics is not that bad. Read up on "undercover economists" too.. its a awesome book. Im heading to the bookstore to get "naked economics" now... lol</p>