Oh yeah, econ undergrad major is not that great of a major, even if econ PhD is your goal. Undergrad econ is stuff you can pick up in a couple months on your own.https://twitter.com/nw3/status/1015988976988184576 …
Yes, although, the fetishization of math in econ can often interfere with its progress as an empirical science. Compare behavioral game theory to formal game theory, or behavioral finance to proving theorems about efficient market equilibria.
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And complex models are death (as Kahneman notes pretty bluntly). Giant Rorschach Tests for academics.
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Needing to understand the math selects for people who are generally smarter but also have a knack for managing complex abstractions. Once through the hurdle, they're often best off throwing the math away.
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