Why this teen is bucking the trend and studying ‘the dismal science’
Julie HareEducation editor
Economics was the most popular university major among the 100 wealthiest US billionaires in 2021, and the Reserve Bank of Australia says the starting salaries for graduates are higher than any other field except one.
But the discipline its detractors call “the dismal science” has a big image problem in Australia.
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