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<p>Regardless of what the OP said, it doesn’t matter what the recruitment is for business schools because economics is an entirely separate field. You might as well be comparing the recruitment of engineering programs to business. Economics majors might have opportunities that overlap with finance (as I said above, both being quantitative), but economics is still a different field. It’s usually not even in the business department because it’s a social science.</p>
<p>Besides, what do you mean by “most schools?” What are the parameters here? Top 100? Top 75? Top 50? Only schools with both programs? Where is your data on recruitment for “most” schools? Not that it matters anyway, see below.</p>
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<p>Actually, that’s not quite correct. If you want to get a MBA down the road, you’re probably better off with an economics degree than a BBA with a MBA. The BBA was originally created as a shortcut to the MBA anyway (although it doesn’t have the prestige).</p>
<p>But for the most part, I agree with you. But I didn’t go into economics so I could pursue corporate finance jobs. Neither did any of my friends from my economics classes. If you want a finance job, then major in finance. I didn’t want a finance job per se; that’s why I majored in economics.</p>