<p>I don't really know what I want to do yet, I know I don't want to do accounting or work in finance though. I think MIS would give me a lot of options but im not sure if my second major should be economics or international business, one thing is for sure I want to live and work outside of the U.S. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>If you plan on working outside the US, your efforts would be better spent learning a foreign language instead of an economics minor. Economics is subjective and what Americans learn as economics means **** elsewhere in the world.</p>
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<p>Well done making it clear you have no idea what you’re talking about.</p>
<p>The lack of substantial evidence or experience on the part of plscaramacchia is inherently obvious. If you are so sure I have no idea what I am talking about, I pose a challenge to you to substantiate your claim with evidence. </p>
<p>Economics, despite what your HS may have taught you, is still a relatively new field that does not take into account a large portion of social issues (unreported activity, illegal workers, etc.) American theory on economics is not the same as theory taught elsewhere. Economics is not a universally spoken language. Chinese and Indian (fastest growing international prospects for business) economic structure differs substantially from that of the US (think about economic systems and the entire fundamentals of human resources) The language is essential to conducting business with foreign business people and even more so than language, cultural understanding. Since MIS already incorporates some accounting, marketing, management, and economics. Economics can be really useful when coupled with math, computer science, politics, etc… but if you plan on a career in MIS (managing technology or entrepreneurship) the biggest hurdle in doing international business is communication.</p>
<p>Economics is not spoken as universally as other fields you can be doing your research in (operations, project management, sales & marketing). Geography or Language is great for international business. Geography or a foreign language would be good for the INTERNATIONAL part. You can do finance, marketing, economics, but in my humble opinion, a comp science minor or a social science is better. Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, etc. I guarantee that any business you conduct internationally is going to involve people with very different cultural and social backgrounds and winning over their business requires a lot of consideration for cultural differences. </p>
<p>I only provide my advice as someone who’s been in the same position. I have an engineering degree from an IVY and am working on my MBA at a top BSchool. I have done business internationally on many accounts (I own two businesses that operate which the OP can PM me to verify any of this.) A year or two of operations experience out of school will give you just as solid, if not better, of a foundation for understanding markets and international affairs.</p>
<p>No. Its architects and Engineers who need certification in other countries. An Economist can work anywhere</p>