noneconomist
Not a specialist
A noneconomist is someone who is not an economist—lacking formal training or expertise in economics.
The term typically appears in contexts where economic concepts are being explained to general audiences or where perspectives from outside the discipline are being considered: The book makes complex theories accessible to noneconomists.
Ordinary untrained person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- citizenLegal national member
- voterBallot-casting citizen
taxpayer · consumer · reader · observer · commentator · journalist · policymaker · politician
One who lacks experience
- learnerOne gaining knowledge
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
amateur · hobbyist · enthusiast · dabbler · self-taught · autodidact · curious · exploring
layman
Ordinary untrained person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- citizenLegal national member
voter · taxpayer · consumer · reader · observer · commentator · journalist · policymaker · politician · blogger
beginner
One who lacks experience
newcomer · amateur · hobbyist · enthusiast · dabbler · self-taught · autodidact · curious · exploring · studying
citizen
Legal national member
resident · constituent · audience · masses · populace · society · community · everyday · ordinary · average
noneconomisteconomist
Scarcity and allocation scholar
economic analyst · macroeconomist · microeconomist · econometrician