tbf I don't think Chinese citizens are faring any better than the West reporting on the ground, it's also possible there are numerous problems coalescing at the same time for humanity on a global scale.
Since this is the first comment that emphasizes research which most are conflating with graduate school in general. I think that is the salient effect of the funding cut, which affects research (PhDs) more than cash cow coursework programs such as Masters, MBAs, and JDs. Most are forgetting that US global position Post-WWII comes primarily from basic research -> applied research pipeline; Silicon Valley alone did not endow us with the internet, satellite, rockets, etc.
SpaceX and Rocket Lab are among the companies that can accelerate the addition of Interstellar Trade as a subfield of economics, perhaps even within the average life span of a Gen Millennial person.
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Economists definitely use LaTeX, but as a field, it's at the intersection of applied math and social sciences so your point stands. I also know some Data Scientists in the industry who do.
MI is not a tiny island but I see your point, especially over the last 20+ years of living there. However, wealthy people buying multiple mansions around the world and letting them sit there idle is also a story as old as time.
I've been in the same boat for the past 4 months since graduating from a master's program and I have friends that has been laid off for almost 10 months. WSJ hits close to home today: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinqu/