Economist

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An economist was a specialist in the field of economics.^[1] In 10 BBY,^[2] the human smuggler Han Solo and his partner Chewbacca were preparing to board^[3] the First Light,^[4] the yacht of the Crimson Dawn crime lord Dryden Vos, while it was docked in front of an old fuel refinery on^[3] the Outer Rim Territories^[4] planet Savareen. Before walking aboard the yacht, Solo mentally compared the difference between the starship's luxurious exterior and the decrepit appearance of the refinery to a galactic economist's study in contrasts.^[3]

Behind the scenes

The occupation of economist was introduced in Unlimited Power, a 2018 sourcebook published by Fantasy Flight Games for use with the Star Wars: Force and Destiny line of Star Wars Roleplaying products.^[1] An economist subsequently appeared in Beth Revis's 2022 novel The Princess and the Scoundrel.^[5] In the real world, an economist is a specialist in economics,^[6] which is a science that studies the general concepts of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.^[7]

Economists were originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity via a mention of system economists in Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, a 1990 sourcebook authored by Mark Rein-Hagen and Stewart Wieck and published by West End Games for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.^[8] The 1993 Dark Empire Sourcebook by Michael Allen Horne then identified the general occupation as economist.^[9]

Appearances

• Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• The Princess and the Scoundrel (and audiobook) (First appearance)

Sources

• Unlimited Power (First mentioned)

Notes and references

External links

• Economist on Wikipedia