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The Economics Major Doesn’t Need Another Specialization
The economics department will add a politics and policy specialization this fall, expanding a system that already includes business economics. The article questions whether these tracks’ lighter math
By By Maroon Editorial Board · 2026-09-24T09:30:41.488Z
The economics department will add a politics and policy specialization this fall, expanding a system that already includes business economics. The article questions whether these tracks’ lighter math and course requirements dilute the meaning of a University of Chicago economics degree, examining the tension between access, student differentiation and the department’s rigorous academic legacy.
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