Economist jokes

To an economist, real life is a special case.

Q: Why did God create economists ?
A: In order to make weather forecasters look good.

Two economists meet on the street. One inquires, "How's your wife?" The other responds, "Relative to what?"

I asked an economist for her phone number....and she gave me an estimate.

Economists have forecasted 9 out of the last 5 recessions.

"An economist is a person who confronted with a eight foot high wall, immediately assumes he is ten feet tall."

A central banker walks into a pizzeria to order a pizza.
When the pizza is done, he goes up to the counter get it. There a clerk asks him: "Should I cut it into six pieces or eight pieces?"
The central banker replies: "I'm feeling rather hungry right now. You'd better cut it into eight pieces."

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