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Great Gatsby curve

Great Gatsby curve noun: a chart plotting the relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world.

Noun

Great Gatsby curve (plural Great Gatsby curves)

  1. A chart plotting the relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world.

Forms of Great Gatsby curve

pluralGreat Gatsby curves

Origin of Great Gatsby curve

Coined by American economist Judd Cramer and introduced by Alan Krueger in a speech in 2012, in allusion to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925).

Questions about Great Gatsby curve

What does Great Gatsby curve mean?
Great Gatsby curve means a chart plotting the relationship between inequality and intergenerational social immobility in several countries around the world.
What part of speech is Great Gatsby curve?
Great Gatsby curve is a noun.
What is the plural of Great Gatsby curve?
The plural of Great Gatsby curve is Great Gatsby curves.

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