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goldilocks economy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
goldilock-s e-con-o-my
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A not "too hot" or "too cold" economy, sustaining moderate economic growth and a low inflation allowing for a market-friendly monetary policy.

Etymology

After the girl in the fairy tale who found one bowl of porridge too hot, one too cold, and one just right. The first use of this phrase is credited to David Shulman of Salomon Brothers, who wrote The Goldilocks Economy: Keeping the Bears at Bay in March 1992.

Inflected Forms

Goldilocks economies (plural)

Questions

What does goldilocks economy mean?
A not "too hot" or "too cold" economy, sustaining moderate economic growth and a low inflation allowing for a market-friendly monetary policy.
Where does goldilocks economy come from?
After the girl in the fairy tale who found one bowl of porridge too hot, one too cold, and one just right. The first use of this phrase is credited to David Shulman of Salomon Brothers, who wrote The Goldilocks Economy: Keeping the Bears at Bay in March 1992.

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