Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minsky moment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: min-sky -mo-ment
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden, major collapse of asset values which marks the end of the growth phase of a cycle in credit markets or business activity.

Example Sentences

"Notice, however, that some economists argued that the US subprime crisis was not a “Minsky moment” (see Davidson, 2008)."

Etymology

Coined by Paul McCulley in 1998, named after economist Hyman Minsky (1919–1996).

Inflected Forms

Minsky moments (plural)

Questions

What does minsky moment mean?: A sudden, major collapse of asset values which marks the end of the growth phase of a cycle in credit markets or business activity.
Where does minsky moment come from?: Coined by Paul McCulley in 1998, named after economist Hyman Minsky (1919–1996).

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