Economist Megan Greene's Path to Becoming an 'Accidental Economist'

The video discusses the rise of female chief economists on Wall Street, featuring insights from Jeanna Smialek and Megan Greene. It explores their career paths, the evolving gender dynamics in economics, and the increasing demand for microeconomics skills, which offers a better gender balance than macroeconomics.

What is the main question posed about female chief economists in the introduction?

• Whether they can identify key trends.

• If their roles create a career ladder for women.

• How they form rationales for decisions.

• Why they chose economics as a career.

What was a common theme among the women who became chief economists, according to Jeanna Smialek?

• They all wanted to be economists from a young age.

• They initially aimed for roles outside of banking.

• They had backgrounds in finance.

• They were all focused on the private sector.

What was Megan Greene's major before she switched to economics?

• Business Administration

• Political Science

• Finance

• Molecular Biology

How has the hiring trend shifted in the field of economics according to Megan Greene?

• More focus on macroeconomics skills.

• Preference for economists with teaching experience.

• Greater value placed on microeconomics skills.

• Increased demand for male economists.

Why is the shift towards hiring more microeconomists beneficial for gender balance?

• Microeconomics has a better gender balance than macroeconomics.

• Microeconomics is less competitive.

• Microeconomists are paid more.

• Microeconomics is easier to study.