A person who practices or believes in economism; someone who reduces all problems to economic explanations or solutions.
From 'economism' plus the suffix '-ite' (a follower or advocate). This is a somewhat critical or philosophical term used in sociology and cultural studies.
Economites might argue that poverty causes crime because poor people need money, but sociologists point out that wealthy people steal too—suggesting that something beyond pure economics shapes human behavior.
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