| chief economist | 43.05 | A fourth was the chief economist for First Boston Corp. | ||
| private economist | 15.01 | Private economists agree. | ||
| senior economist | 8.95 | Joe LaVorgna, a senior economist at Deutsche Bank Alex. | ||
| independent economist | 4.15 | Independent economists say the figure is much higher. | ||
| western economist | 3.95 | But Western economists were more cautious. | ||
| liberal economist | 3.82 | Many liberal economists say the United States should, too. | ||
| prominent economist | 2.96 | A number of prominent economists had turned the job down. | ||
| conservative economist | 2.50 | Most conservative economists disagree. | ||
| former economist | 2.44 | Howell is a former chief economist at the Bank of Boston. | ||
| leading economist | 2.04 | Two leading economists backed their position Monday. | ||
| agricultural economist | 1.91 | Buckland is an agricultural economist. | ||
| mainstream economist | 1.91 | That is farther than most mainstream economists will go. | ||
| american economist | 1.78 | American economist Herman Daly received an honorary award. | ||
| respected economist | 1.71 | The new person is Lopes, a respected economist. | ||
| top economist | 1.71 | Kuchma is sending his top economists. | ||
| international economist | 1.58 | Brazil is the primary concern of international economists. | ||
| regional economist | 1.58 | Song Seng Wun, regional economist at GK Goh Research Pte. | ||
| local economist | 1.45 | Local economists predict that Los Angeles will feel a loss. | ||
| foreign economist | 1.25 | Foreign economists agree with that assessment. | ||
| academic economist | 1.18 | Summers is an academic economist. |