Some economists describe it this way: No one leaves $500 bills lying on the street.

But investors and economists also described the stock plunge as inevitable.

Some economists describe the problem as uneconomic growth or a false economy.

Economists described the increase as moderate and said that it should reduce fears of inflation.

Economists would describe this rate as that required in order to forgo current consumption.

But economists describe it as a time of unparalleled growth and increasing openness.

Rising gasoline prices constitute what economists sometimes describe as a consumption tax.

One economist described the experiment in ownership last week as a "breakthrough" that had been decided by party elders.

Economists have long described the United States as the "locomotive" of the international economy.

The bank may also be reacting to what some economists describe as a "closing window" for a tighter monetary policy.