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.
