what is the difference between being an accountant and an economist?!?

Question

i am an accounting student and i wish to be an economist. my lecturer told me that being an economist is different from being an accountant. so, i want to know what is the difference? and if accounting is not related with economy, can you tell me the road or line to be an economist.

Answer 1

If you live in the united states you can work as an government economist with a bachelors degree. you must have a degree in economics or a certain number of hours in economics and statistics.

Answer 2

An accountant is just someone that does the books for a company. They know the rules and regulations and produce financial reports. There is no analysis. just facts and reporting them. An economist study's the "why" of things more. What do the numbers mean? Why has EPS gone up or down? Why is the economy slowing? etc.

Answer 3

A few things, go to the following web site:http://online.onetcenter.org/ and use it...it is a occupational handbook and will give you all the information you need in order to see the difference between an accounatant and a economist.

More importantly...if you are a student...have you used the Career Center at your school? You need to plug into the career planning process. I am a career counselor at a major mid-west university since s1985...am I'm telling you that 80% of everyone who is working in the world hates what they do!!

Plug into your Career Center....or find one and begin the planning process. Also, what is your personality type? that is the only thing about you that won't change over time...use it to match careers by your type. If you don't know..go to http://www.personality-power-for-everyday-living.com and take the free Myers-Briggs Personality test....and go from there.
All the best to you!

Answer 4

An accountant keeps track of all the financial transactions while the economist comes out with theories to make the poor man's job harder.