1. The trend for universities is upward for students majoring in economics. It had went up 40% in a five year period of time. While at the same time political science and government majors have been declining.
2. One of the reasons more students have been enrolling more in economics is because they feel like it’s a good career with solid pay now. Also because of the impact of current economics, with things like inflation and cost of living. Also when considering how health and welfare of people are impacted when considering the cost of living and ability for people to take care of themselves properly in this type of environment.