The Economist

Economist, The,
a weekly financial and commercial review founded in 1843 . James Wilson was its first editor. It advocated free trade and the repeal of the Corn Laws and took up a sound attitude in opposition to the reckless railway speculation of the middle of the century. Among its later editors was Bagehot , Wilson's son-in-law.

It remains a specialist review, and was considerably modernized under the successful editorship of Alastair Burnet ( 1965 – 74 ). The contributions remain anonymous.