<p>aword,</p>
<p>Although alot of people probably want Econ degrees for the money it might afford them, I have found that economics can be a really, really interesting discipline when you get past eh boringness of Intro level stuff. Since it is such a practical discipline, you can cull alot of knowledge about it from everyday life and current affairs. I took an public policy class with a fairly well known (in Canada at least) economist last semester and some of the economic oriented discussions were very interesting. I can see why many would be attracted to the field, beyond professional reasons.</p>