economist

Definition:
1. An expert in the science of economics.

Use 'economist' in a sentence:

• 1. Economist Jeffrey Faux says a tax cut is a bad idea.
• 2. "It's very puzzling," says free-market economist Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
• 3. Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty.
• 4. Economist Gus Faucher said lower unemployment and rising wages could give Americans more money to spend.
• 5. He cast a professional economist's eye on the problem.
• 6. Economist Jason Murphy says that companies use customer satisfaction ratings because a shining display of star feedback has become the nuclear power sources of the modern economy.
• 7. Economists differ on the cause of inflation.
• 8. James Heckman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, has examined how the returns on education break down for individuals with different backgrounds and levels of ability.
• 9. Haven't far-sighted economists been telling us for some time now that in the future we will work less, not more?
• 10. According to an article in The Economist the drug could have side effects.
• 11. In view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist his achievements were remarkable.
• 12. The economist J.K. Galbraith once wrote, "Faced with a choice between changing one's mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof."
• 13. His works are more cited as an economist than any other economist in the world.
• 14. City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.
• 15. "The dialogue is changing from what is technologically possible to what is technologically meaningful," said economist Shawn DuBravac.
• 16. "It's very puzzling," says free market economist Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
• 17. Other economists say any punitive measures against foreign companies would hurt US interests.
• 18. "Short-termism" or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England's top economist, Andrew Haldane.
• 19. Andy Holder—the chief economist at The Bank of England—suggested that the UK move towards a government-backed digital currency.
• 20. You are an economist, so how does it influence your work?
• 21. Professor Stevenson, as an economist, how do you look upon the surging Chinese economy?
• 22. Tim Condon is the chief economist and head of research for Asia in the Singapore offices of investment bank ING.
• 23. Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest.
• 24. However, this passage will help you to think like an economist, closely considering the opportunity cost of each of your decisions.
• 25. While economists are free to theorise, company chairmen are concerned with actualities.
• 26. Economist Bryan Caplan, who is writing a book about education, agrees: "It's a giant waste of resources that will continue as long as the subsidies continue."
• 27. The move has won the implacable opposition of many economists.
• 28. In fact, poverty alleviation and environmental protection are often viewed as conflicting goals, says Paul Ferraro, an economist at Johns Hopkins University.
• 29. They refuted the 'sophistries of the economists'.
• 30. According to a study by George Borjas, a Harvard economist, immigration reduced the wages of American high-school dropouts by 9% between 1980-2000.
• 31. Economist Helena Leurent says this period of rapid change in manufacturing is a fantastic opportunity to make the world a better place.
• 32. The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.
• 33. Economist Martin Neil Baily said.
• 34. The present situation of the gold market has puzzled many economists.
• 35. The Economist would therefore vote no.
• 36. Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D. program.
• 37. Economists have never been more than lukewarm towards him.
• 38. Economists, almost to a man, were sceptical.
• 39. Under his editorship, the Economist has introduced regular sports coverage.
• 40. He was also an economist and political philosopher.
• 41. American economists have made important contributions to the field of financial and corporate economics.
• 42. Economists argued that freer markets would quickly revive the region's economy.
• 43. One corporation economist says the growth of "machine job repl acement" has been with us since the beginning of the industrial revolution, but never at the pace it is now.
• 44. Economists are working on the assumption of an interest rate cut.
• 45. As the Indian economist Amartya Sen has wisely said, "The invisible hand of the market has often relied heavily on the visible hand of government."
• 46. His competence as an economist had been reinforced by his successful fight against inflation.
• 47. 0 in Western Europe, reports economist Robert Stein in the journal National Affairs.
• 48. Economists emphasize measurable quantities — the number of jobs, the per capita income.
• 49. Any economist knows what to do: price water to reflect its value.
• 50. Liberal economist Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic Policy and Research, says male economists have been on the inside of the profession, confirming each other's anti-regulation views.
• 51. Economists have been concerned with establishing proofs for their arguments.
• 52. We called up three economists to ask how to eliminate the deficit and they obliged with very straightforward answers.
• 53. Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.
• 54. She is a professional economist and therefore schooled in the arguments against that sort of state intervention.
• 55. Labor economist Harley Shaekin argues the cost needs to be viewed in perspective.
• 56. We observe a striking shift away from a labor theory among all mainline economists.
• 57. A former Economist colleague, for example, reported being ruder in Hebrew than in English.
• 58. In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.
• 59. Many economists believe the worst of the economic downturn is past.