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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone say what is the difference between a BA and a BS in Econ? My student is very strong in math and is looking at Econ as a second degree choice after Math. [/quote]
It’s not about the degree type, but the actual courses. Any Econ program without econometrics, advanced econometrics, linear algebra, time series, and probability required or heavily suggested is a complete wash of a degree.[/quote]

Again, not true. Lots of career paths are not that quantitative and do not require all of this. If you want to do quant stuff, by all means do as much math as possible, but it is not some universal thing.

So much bad info on this thread from bitter quants.[/quote]
Attempting a quantitative degree and refusing to do math makes you a poor fit for Econ and someone who shouldn’t be in a quantitative field. There’s much space in anthropology for social scientists who eschew mathematical reasoning.[/quote]

M&A doesn’t require this level of quantitative background. Neither does sales on a trading desk, or most traders who don’t do quant/algo models. Nor do commercial or corporate banking. Nor does consulting. Nor does law school. Nor do the entry management and rotational programs at Fortune 500s. I could go on.

More quantitative econ degrees are helpful for algo/quant jobs, econ grad school, forecasting, and I guess if you want to do something like being an actuary.

So, OP, there you go. Like all econ threads here, this one got highjacked by weird quants trying to out-quant everyone, but the above are all career paths for econ majors.[/quote]
None of the fields you are writing about seem to have anything to do with economics. Find it weird that a person is trying to rush into commercial banking with such a poor degree choice. Sure consulting is great for a temporary choice that a mediocre student at a good institution can have, but it is the type thing that can't also be replaced by AI.[/quote]

The question is about econ as a major. Every one of the things I mentioned is an area that econ majors pursue. You clearly know nothing about this at all (and I mean not even a tiny amount) so why are you even here?[/quote]

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