I have advanced degrees in engineering, economics is child’s play.
Engineering is a very left brain type B field…..totally different than understanding the key component of economics, which is human nature, a very right brained type A exploit.
Most engineeers are lousy economists…..and most lousy economists are academic left brained types. It is probably your very skillset in engineering that prevents you from understanding macro economics…..and why I would be a damned lousy engineer…..