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> Still plenty of stuff to complain about, but the job market looks far different than in the natural sciences or humanities. Yup. Economics [0] and comp sci
by neuromantik8086 8y ago
> Still plenty of stuff to complain about, but the job market looks far different than in the natural sciences or humanities.
Yup. Economics [0] and comp sci are basically the only doctoral programs worth going into at this point (at least if you're an American citizen). You can debate which one is _more_ worth it, but the fact is that if you're doing anything else, you're in a for a world of pain.
[0] http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/if-you-get-phd-get-economics-phd.html?m=1 http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/if-you-get-phd-ge...
- TimonKnigge 8y agoTangentially, the author now prefers applied mathematics to economics [0]. [0] https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1015988356184866817 https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1015988356184866817