Goldilocks economy

Goldilocks economy
A colloquial term for an economy that combines low inflation with steady economic growth. Such an economy is «not too hot, not too cold, but just right» - like the porridge in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

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  • Goldilocks economy — (GOHL.dee.lawks i.KAWN.uh.mee) n. An economy that is not so overheated that it causes inflation, and not so cool that it causes a recession. Example Citation: America s not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks economy is getting too hot. The result… …   New words

  • goldilocks economy — A term developed in the mid 1990s to describe the positive performance of the economy as not too hot, not too cold; just right. * * * Goldilocks economy Goldilocks economy [ˈgeʊldilɒks ɪˌkɒnːmi ǁ ˈgoʊldɪlɑːks ɪˌkɑː ] ➔ economy1 * * * Goldilocks… …   Financial and business terms

  • Goldilocks economy — A Goldilocks economy is a not too hot or cold economy, sustaining moderate economic growth and a low inflation allowing for a market friendly monetary policy. The name comes from the children s story The Three Bears . The first use of this phrase …   Wikipedia

  • Goldilocks Economy — An economy that is not so hot that it causes inflation, and not so cold that it causes a recession. This term is used to describe the U.S. economy of the mid to late 1990s it was not too hot, not too cold, but just right. Everything in the… …   Investment dictionary

  • Goldilocks economy — /ˈgoʊldilɒks əkɒnəmi/ (say gohldeeloks uhkonuhmee) noun an economy that is neither expanding nor contracting, but keeping an even pace. {from the character Goldilocks in the fairytale The Story of the Three Bears, in which Goldilocks tried three… …  

  • Goldilocks economy — A colloquial term for an economy that combines low inflation with steady economic growth. Such an economy is not too hot, not too cold, but just right – like the porridge in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears …   Accounting dictionary

  • Goldilocks economy — noun A not too hot or too cold economy, sustaining moderate economic growth and a low inflation allowing for a market friendly monetary policy …   Wiktionary

  • Goldilocks economy — an economy that is not too hot, not too cold, just right …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Goldilocks (disambiguation) — Goldilocks can mean:* Goldilocks and the Three Bears , a popular fairy tale * La Belle aux cheveux d or or The Story of Pretty Goldilocks , a literary fairy tale written by Madame d Aulnoy. *Goldilocks (planet), or 70 Virginis b. *The Goldilocks… …   Wikipedia

  • economy — ▪ I. economy e‧con‧o‧my 1 [ɪˈkɒnəmi ǁ ɪˈkɑː ] noun economies PLURALFORM 1. [countable] ECONOMICS the system by which a country s goods and services are produced and used, or a country considered in this way: • the transformation from a centrally… …   Financial and business terms

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