Economics is not really about wealth or money or how the stock market works. We do study those things, but that’s not the heart of the matter. Economics tells us the logic of human action. It is the logic of business management and of riches and poverty. It is even the logic of love and marriage, of war and peace. Economics is a way of thinking. Game theory started as a branch of economics. (Game theory was recently made famous by the movie "A Beautiful Mind.") It is now used in a many areas. It is used in business, political science, and biology. And speaking of biology... It was an economist who inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. These examples show that economics is a powerful way of thinking, a way of thinking that applies well beyond the world of business and finance. An economics major from Becton College gives you an arts and sciences degree with a business-related major. This can be an especially powerful combination if you add in a business minor. Economics gives you tools of analysis. These tools let you understand human interactions in many social settings. For some, business is the social setting of interest and an economics degree is a ticket to a successful management career. Others are interested in social problems or politics. Your interest might be poverty or the environment. It might be inflation and sound money. It might be joblessness and homelessness. Whatever your interests, the economics major give you the keys to the operation of the "real world." Economics tells you how markets operate and how change happens. That is useful knowledge when technology is speeding ahead and the globe is shrinking. As a citizen, the economics major leaves you well informed. When launching a career, the economics major leaves you well trained. When planning for change, the economics major leaves you well armed.

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