Carternomics

English

Etymology

Blend of Carter +‎ economics, equivalent to Carter +‎ -nomics.

Noun

Carternomics (uncountable)

1. (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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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