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microeconomist

American  
[mahy-kroh-i-kahn-uh-mist] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɪˈkɑn ə mɪst /

noun

  • microeconomists
    plural
  1. a specialist in or student of microeconomics.


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Abigail Dow, an applied microeconomist and PhD candidate in economics at Boston University, underscored the correlation between childcare costs and people’s decisions to have children in a recent research paper.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2026

Jesse Shapiro, 41, Providence, Rhode Island, applied microeconomist devising new frameworks of analysis to advance understanding of media bias, ideological polarization, and the efficacy of public policy interventions.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2021

Among other issues, the paper reports outcomes only from former food stamp recipients who found jobs after they lost benefits, said Jeffrey Grogger, an applied microeconomist at the University of Chicago who has studied welfare.

From Washington Post May 18, 2018

Angus Deaton, a British microeconomist and a professor at Princeton University, was awarded the prize today for “his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare.”

From New York Times Oct. 12, 2015

Photograph: Nobelprize.org The Nobel Prize has been awarded to Angus Deaton, the microeconomist born in Edinburgh!

From The Guardian Oct. 12, 2015

In response, Harvard professors, including mathematicians and microeconomists, have dissected the university’s data and question whether its health costs have been growing as fast as the university says.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2015

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