Economics was the study of how resources are distributed.
The first reference to economics within the current Star Wars canon occurred in Tarkin, a 2014 novel penned by James Luceno. The science was fully represented for the first time with the inclusion of the economist Kriz Tray in Beth Revis's 2022 novel, The Princess and the Scoundrel. Originally, economics was presented in the Star Wars Legends timeline within the Imperial Sourcebook, a 1989 sourcebook created by Greg Gorden and released by West End Games for their Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. In our world, economics is a science that examines the overall ideas of production, distribution, and consumption regarding goods and services.