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How has French revolution affected world economic growth? Too early to say.
What do economists and computers have in common? You need to punch information into both of them.
Why does Treasury only have 10 minutes for morning tea? If they had any longer, they would need to re-train all the economists.
Did you hear of the economist who dove into his swimming pool and broke his neck? He forgot to seasonally adjust his pool.

How many supply-side economists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None. If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw itself in eventually.

Why did God invent economists? So accountants could have someone to laugh at.

An economist is someone who gets rich explaining others why they are poor.

The last severe depression and banking crisis could not have been achieved by normal civil servants and politicians, it required economists involvement.

Contagion: A strory demostrating the possible outcomes from interlinkages in the financial markets.

Two economists sit down to play chess. They study the board for 24 hours and declare a stale-mate.

Q: What does it take to be a good economist?

A: An unshakeable grasp of the obvious!

Q: What`s the difference between mathematics and economics?

A: Mathematics is incomprehensible; economics just doesn`t make any sense.

An economist is someone who didn`t have enough personality to become an accountant.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Q: What`s the difference between a finance major and an economics major?

A: more...

Three economists are out deer hunting one day when they see a huge buck in the clearing in front of them. The first economist takes aim with his rifle and fires. The bullet goes flying by the deer, about 20 feet in front of it.
The second economist decides to give it a try. He takes aim and shoots. The bullet goes flying by the deer, this time about 20 feet behind the deer.
At this point, the third economist starts jumping up and down, overcome with joy, yelling: WE GOT IT! WE GOT IT!!