QUESTION: “Who is more prominent economist?” (E.S.L. Question) Economist? I am a

QUESTION: “Who is more prominent economist?” (E.S.L. Question)

Economist?

I am always unsure what people are referring to. Today that label largely refers to an econometrician, the way mathematics refers to a mathematician: as a methodologist. But I think when we ask most questions of economics, we are asking about who is the best political economist, or social scientist, because econometrics (measurement) is really not all that interesting except as a methodology for addressing one of the following domains:

…………………………………….Mathematician………………………………

………………………………………………|………………………………………….

…………………………………….Econometrician………………………………

………………………………………………|………………………………………….

Political Economist…………………..|………………..Monetary Analyst.

Social Scientist………………………..|………………..Financial Analyst.

Legal Philosopher…………………….|………………..Investor……………

Public Intellectual…………………….|………………..Entrepreneur…….

There are a very small number of econometricians contributing to each of the above domains. If we look at citations it’s surprising how small the number is.