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> They hire more Math PhD's than the entire economy combined. Does "the entire economy" include quantitative trading firms/hedge funds and alike? Feel like the
by diggan 2y ago
> They hire more Math PhD's than the entire economy combined.
Does "the entire economy" include quantitative trading firms/hedge funds and alike? Feel like they'd probably be able to snap up quite a few.
- tptacek 2y agoThey do, as do machine learning/AI firms, insurers and other actuarial firms, and, of course, academia. Like every other postgraduate specialization there are subreddits full of threads of people discussing "what am I going to do with this doctorate I'm getting if I don't end up becoming a tenure-track professor?".