Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Ehh, this is sort of misleading. Business and management is by far the most popular major. Finance is quite popular too. They aren't quite the same as economics degrees but they generally require a fair amount of economics coursework and there's otherwise a lot of overlap. https://t.co/lYPeILFZw4 — PolitiTweet.org

Also, nationally, econ is not even close to one of the most popular majors.

Posted Aug. 22, 2021

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@notdred @bijans Also, the control group here is a set of infections with the *original* strain, whereas nearly all the breakthroughs are Delta. So Delta breakthroughs are less infectious than unvaccinated original strain, which implies infectiousness is reduced severalfold by vaccines. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 22, 2021

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Also, as that chart shows, career prospects are an enormous factor in which majors students choose. There's no evidence that econ is unique in this regard. And frankly it's elitist to suggest kids should pick majors purely for love of the subject matter. https://t.co/J3MwrSa9Q3 — PolitiTweet.org

Econ is popular on elite campuses because it attracts kids who want a job in finance or consulting. My controversia… https://t.co/Pk5g5Kke7t

Posted Aug. 22, 2021