what is the meaning of economist?

Question

job title commonly found in a career area

Answer 1

well, I suppose I'm as qualified to answer as anybody else.

Economists are those that study and develop theories pertaining to the study of economics. Economists come in many varieties - many of us study entire economies (macroeconomists), mathematical economics, econometrics, finance, and of course, microeconomics, which itself covers fields such as public economics, international trade theory (my specialty), simply microeconomic theory, etc.

Wikipedia has a good article. Check it out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economist

To get a good idea of what economic theory is, check here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics

Answer 2

an economist is person who studies the economic encompasses of everything related to the production and consumption of goods and services in an area.

e·con·o·mist (-kn-mst)
n.
1. A specialist in economics.
2. Archaic An economical person
Noun 1. economist - an expert in the science of economics
Economy
The large set of inter-related economic production and consumption activities which aid in determining how scarce resources are allocated.

Notes:
The economy encompasses everything related to the production and consumption of goods and services in an area.

The economy and the factors affecting the economy have spawned one of the largest fields of study in human history - economics. The study of economics can be broken into two major areas of focus, microeconomics and macroeconomics.