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trickle-down hypothesis

trickle-down hypothesis noun: the idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody else.

Noun

trickle-down hypothesis

  1. The idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody else.
    • The trickle-down hypothesis assumes society is composed of homogenous people with equal chances of participating in the market and finding jobs.2013, Santosh Mehrotra, Enrique Delamonica, Eliminating Human Poverty […] , Zed Books Ltd., →ISBN

Forms of trickle-down hypothesis

alternative formtrickle down hypothesis

Origin of trickle-down hypothesis

Attributed to humorist Will Rogers.

Questions about trickle-down hypothesis

What does trickle-down hypothesis mean?
Trickle-down hypothesis means the idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody else.
What part of speech is trickle-down hypothesis?
Trickle-down hypothesis is a noun.

Words near trickle-down hypothesis in the dictionary

  1. trickle down hypothesis
  2. trickle off
  3. trickle truth
  4. trickle-down
  5. trickle-down economics
  6. trickle-down hypothesis
  7. trickle-up trend
  8. trickle-up trends
  9. trickled
  10. trickled down
  11. trickledown

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