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English
Etymology
Blend of Carter + economics
Noun
Carternomics (uncountable)
- (US politics, often pejorative) Economic policies associated with the administration of Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981.
1978 June 1, William Safire, “The New Poor”, in The New York Times:Carternomics stimulates the economy to reduce unemployment and help the "old" poor, while it causes runaway inflation that creates legions of the new poor.
1993 October 31, “Taxing the patience in Jersey election”, in The Washington Times:Mr. Bush's return to Carternomics killed the Reagan boom, resulting in higher unemployment, lower incomes and higher deficits.
Related terms
- Carteresque
- Lincolnomics, Hoovernomics, Trumanomics, Kennedynomics, Johnsonomics, Nixonomics, Fordonomics, Reaganomics, Bushonomics, Clintonomics, Obamanomics, Trumponomics, Bidenomics