wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher

Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher is a German adjective that relates to the field of economic sciences. Derived from Wirtschaftswissenschaften (the economic sciences) and the suffix -lich, it is used to characterize concepts, research, or people associated with economics. In academic usage, it often appears in phrases describing approaches, theories, or institutions within economics and business administration.

Declension and usage: As an attributive adjective it takes different endings depending on gender, number, and case: masculine singular nominative: wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher; neuter singular nominative: wirtschaftswissenschaftliches; feminine singular nominative and plural nominative: wirtschaftswissenschaftliche. In many contexts the term is not used alone as a noun; when referring to a person, the standard noun is Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (economist) or Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerin (female economist).

Examples and related terms: Phrases include wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Forschung (economic-scientific research), wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Ansatz (economic-scientific approach), and wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Institut (economic-sciences institute). Related terms are Wirtschaftswissenschaften (economic sciences), Volkswirtschaftslehre (economics, macroeconomics), and Betriebswirtschaftslehre (business administration). In German-language discourse the term is common in universities, think tanks, and policy analysis to denote topics connected to the economics discipline.