Thread: BSBA Economics vs. BA Economics w. Math Minor

Which do you believe would make me more competitive?

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Economics
or
Bachelor of Arts in Economics w. Math Minor

Disappearing jobs Just saw it today but a lot of people with econ degrees do not go directly into econ

disappearing-jobs-high-paying-careers-with-no-future: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Originally Posted by Ohio Speed

Disappearing jobs Just saw it today but a lot of people with econ degrees do not go directly into econ

disappearing-jobs-high-paying-careers-with-no-future: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Gee, thanks bud.

Originally Posted by JasonV

Gee, thanks bud.

By all means you can still become a financial adviser. Companies are always hiring for those jobs.

Originally Posted by medinvest56

By all means you can still become a financial adviser. Companies are always hiring for those jobs.

Most of the entry level financial "advisers" i know are basically just sales men. They have educations such as BA's in psychology with minors in economics. They make cold calls and push what the MD tells them to. At least at the big firms (GS, AXA, BoA/ML, JPM)

If you want something that's mathematical and finance related? Look into something more statistically based. Never underestimate the value of a strong mathematical and statistical education. You are hire value for analyst/modeling positions at financial institutions.

econ/math in a heartbeat if you're serious about it. business administration is a puff degree.

- chuck

agree with the two posts above... if you have strong analytical skills really you can get all sorts of jobs. kinda depends on what you want to do? but the latter seems like the stronger choice.

i will also add my 2 cents in that i think the financialization of the economy needs to be reduced and we need to restructure the us economy into actually making things. finance is supposed to support the economy, not *be* the economy...

Originally Posted by sickmint79

i think the financialization of the economy needs to be reduced and we need to restructure the us economy into actually making things. finance is supposed to support the economy, not *be* the economy...

Good point. I do strongly believe that the US cannot survive on a "service only economy", such as finance. However, it's hard to compete with the developing countries (ie. India and China) when it comes to production style economies.

america is still the #1 manufacturer, in terms of total goods as well as added value (like we buy components elsewhere and turn it into a complex good) - one of our core competencies has been innovation.

i like eric janszen's ideas of moving us away from a FIRE economy (finance, insurance, real estate) to a TECI economy (transportation, energy, communications, infrastructure)

Amazon.com: The Postcatastrophe Economy: Rebuilding America and Avoiding the Next Bubble (9781591842637): Eric Janszen: Books