[davidw]

Hal Varian wrote an article a while back talking about the importance of statistics. That and Econ might make you a good candidate for the right sort of position. Learning 'R' is apparently a good idea for that sort of direction.

[deafcheese]

My econ degree is heavily econometric (stats) focused, so I have done a lot of R, Stat, EViews, etc. But I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make those skills applicable...?

[davidw]

Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/technology/06stats.html