| − | An '''Economist''' is a professional or specialist in [[economics]]. | + | An '''economist''' is a professional or specialist in the study of [[economics]], with special knowledge of the [[production]], [[distribution]], and [[consumption]] of [[goods]] in an [[economy]]. |
| − | ''[[The Economist]]'' is a British weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and [[business]] news and opinion. It was established in 1843. | + | ''[[The Economist]]'' is a [[British]] weekly [[newspaper]] focusing on international [[politics]] and [[business]] news and opinion. It was established in 1843. |
| − | Famous economist were [[Adam Smith]], [[Jeremy Bentham]], [[Robert Malthus]], [[David Ricardo]], [[John Stuart Mill]], [[John Maynard Keynes]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], [[Friedrich Hayek]], and [[Paul Samuelson]]. | + | Famous economists were [[Adam Smith]], [[Jeremy Bentham]], [[Robert Malthus]], [[David Ricardo]], [[John Stuart Mill]], [[John Maynard Keynes]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], [[Friedrich Hayek]], and [[Paul Samuelson]]. |