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great gatsby curve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
great -gats-by curve
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chart plotting the relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world.

Etymology

Coined by American economist Judd Cramer and introduced by Alan Krueger in a speech in 2012, in allusion to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925).

Inflected Forms

Great Gatsby curves (plural)

Phrases

Lorenz curve

Frequently Paired Words

Lorenz curve

Questions

What does great gatsby curve mean?
A chart plotting the relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world.
Where does great gatsby curve come from?
Coined by American economist Judd Cramer and introduced by Alan Krueger in a speech in 2012, in allusion to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925).

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