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    drg
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    I was surprised that Amazon has more economists than economics departments of universities. It’s a pitty I was never much into microeconomics.

    I was surprised that Amazon has more economists than economics departments of universities. It’s a pitty I was never much into microeconomics.

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      vakieh
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      You'll find that's the case when you consider anyone with a B of Econ can become an economist at Amazon, but in order to become an economist working for the economics department of a university...

      You'll find that's the case when you consider anyone with a B of Econ can become an economist at Amazon, but in order to become an economist working for the economics department of a university you need a PhD. Though 150 is a solid amount of PhD economists all the same, there's still bigger schools out there.

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      1. drg
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        I just remembered about Varoufaks being hired by Valve. I guess companies are finding some low hanging fruits in hiring economists to optimize processes/price setting and so on.

        I just remembered about Varoufaks being hired by Valve. I guess companies are finding some low hanging fruits in hiring economists to optimize processes/price setting and so on.

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  2. blau
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    I'm a digital marketing expert and Bachelor of Economics major. Wonder if going back to school would really be worth the potential of a mid six-figure annual payout?

    I'm a digital marketing expert and Bachelor of Economics major. Wonder if going back to school would really be worth the potential of a mid six-figure annual payout?