Well, speaking broadly about finance vs other more productive fields of human endeavor, there is a staggering amount of brain drain of the (very much finite) gr

Well, speaking broadly about finance vs other more productive fields of human endeavor, there is a staggering amount of brain drain of the (very much finite) graduates of ivy league schools to the finance industry: http://www.wbur.org/npr/146434854/stopping-the-brain-drain-of-the-u-s-economy http://www.wbur.org/npr/146434854/stopping-the-brain-drain-o... I think it's obvious that that doesn't mesh with the narrative we tell ourselves about the importance of higher education to society at large.