At what point is someone a physicist? « Economics Job Market Rumors

At what point is someone a physicist?

Economist
3d30

Bachelors, Masters or PhD, or just get a job with title physicist?

4 months ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !
Economist
434a

After they publish a decent first-author publication

4 months ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !
Economist
f6a9

After they publish a decent first-author publication

I published a first-author publication in a mid-impact factor physics journal while I was an undergrad, but my major was not in physics (electrical engineering instead)

am I considered a physicist then

4 months ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !
Economist
434a

Sure

After they publish a decent first-author publication

I published a first-author publication in a mid-impact factor physics journal while I was an undergrad, but my major was not in physics (electrical engineering instead)
am I considered a physicist then

4 months ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !