Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigouvian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: pigou-vian
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877–1959), English economist.

Example Sentences

"This steady state distortion could be eliminated by appealing to a constant Pigouvian subsidy to labor, as is commonplace in the New Keynesian literature on optimal monetary policy."

Etymology

From Pigou + -v- + -ian.

Inflected Forms

Pigovian (alternative)

Phrases

Pigouvian tax

Questions

What does pigouvian mean?: Of or relating to Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877–1959), English economist.
Where does pigouvian come from?: From Pigou + -v- + -ian.

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