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I believe that at UCLA or USC, there is no problem with impactment in Econ, such that anybody who wants the major can get into it.
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Not exactly, at least at ucla. See <a href="http://www.econ.ucla.edu/undergrad/%5B/url%5D">http://www.econ.ucla.edu/undergrad/</a> for the requirements for the major.</p>