Economist
The Economist is the second governor in Rebel Inc.
Specialty
The Economist is trusted to receive the year's budget in advance rather than monthly. This gives freedom to respond to events but also increases corruption.
At the start of the game, the Economist receives twice the normal starting budget.
The Economist also receives funds on an annual basis and corruption escalates faster than normal. When she gains money per year, corruption increases by 3%.
Unique Initiatives
- For further information, see Government Initiatives#Economist.
Bank Reserve Increase/Non-essential Spending Freeze (Government) - Drastically decreases inflation but not its increment rate. Cost is not subject to inflation.
Strategies
Advantages
The Economist allows the player to retain overall freedom for their general plan since they can make much larger spendings. They can also skip the usual wait period for inflation twice. The Economist also has a larger starting budget and gets funds faster.
Weaknesses
Along with the corruption bonus, the player must regulate their funds carefully and ensure low inflation so they could formulate the most effective responses to events. You must also not spend all the money too quickly or else you will have 0 money when needed.
Governor Bonuses
- Gain support level and +$3 money when choose option "Subsidise Farming" in decision "Devastating collapse in crop export value"
Trivia
- The Economist is the only governor who has the ability to decrease inflation and doesn't receives funds at a monthly rate.