mainstream economist
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmainstreamandeconomist
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations witheconomist.
mainstream
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪn.striːm/us/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by ...
See more atmainstream
economist
noun[C]
uk/iˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/us/iˈkɑː.nə.mɪst/
a person who studies or has a special knowledge ...
See more ateconomist
(Definition ofmainstreamandeconomistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmainstream economist
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In theorizing closure conditions, themainstreameconomistevidently is not assuming that a closure is the universal rule.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, many mainstream economists have retained a modified notion of individual rationality, expressing some conceptual continuity in the hard core of the science.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Along with universal claims for the entire apparatus of economic theory, mainstream economists have sometimes regarded it as a general, ahistorical entity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It presents a balanced defence of equilibrium, which mainstream economists will find agreeable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But, nothing in this implication of the critical realist argument establishes that mainstream economists actually do attempt to do this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is not clear, however, whether this new rationality plan may appeal to mainstream economists and other social scientists working at opposing ends.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Mainstream economists and those related to the market failure literature might feel comfortable with the assumption of markets in the beginning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Once more, mainstream economists can easily identify with this task.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The question remains to what extent the capability approach will motivate and move mainstream economists to rethink their paradigmatic identity and profoundly question the nature of their discipline.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Included are the work of some of the best mainstream economists in the field today, with a welcome, if slight, admixture of perspectives from political economy and contemporary economic history.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is not simply a criticism of what mainstream economists write and publish but more or less a criticism of how we teach our young and future colleagues.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Mainstream economists, politicians and the public at large have barely begun to understand the concepts underlying sustainable development, much less the means by which they can be given substance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This argument is supported by mainstream economists, not just free marketers.
From
Wikipedia
Whereas mainstream economists tend to be technological optimists, ecological economists are inclined to be technological sceptics.
From
Wikipedia
Mainstream economists agree that protectionism is harmful in that its costs outweigh the benefits and that it impedes economic growth.
From
Wikipedia
Mainstream economists have generally been unimpressed by this work.
From
Wikipedia
Mainstream economists have shown that voluntary exchanges are more conducive to economic efficiency than exchanges mandated by governments.
From
Wikipedia
The world that mainstream economists study is the empirical world.
From
Wikipedia
Most mainstream economists favor a low, steady rate of inflation.
From
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofmainstream
Go to the definition ofeconomist
See other collocations witheconomist