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Article: Outlook: the business economist profession.
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- Business Economics
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
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BUSINESS ECONOMISTS devote most of their careers to forecasting the outlook for others but rarely for themselves. With so much change swirling around us, this may be an appropriate time to try to look ahead for our profession.
The business economist profession has a rich history of service, currently is experiencing far reaching changes, and faces challenging opportunities. Today's business economist is considerably different from the pioneers who formalized the profession nearly a century ago. It is only realistic to expect the economist of tomorrow to operate differently. In what respects?
Devoid of data, especially macro, the few early business economists ...