Economics
Economicsis a social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. The word "economics" is from the Greekοἶκος [oikos], "family, household, estate," and νόμος [nomos], "custom, law," and hence means "household management" or "management of the state." An economistis a person using economic concepts and data in the course of employment, or someone who has earned a university degreein the subject. The classic brief defi...