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.

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Meanings

nounGoldilocks economy (plural Goldilocks economies)

plural Goldilocks economies

  1. economicsA not "too hot" or "too cold" economy, sustaining moderate economic growth and a low inflation allowing for a market-friendly monetary policy.

Origin

After the girl in the fairy tale who found one bowl of porridge too hot, one too cold, and one just right. The first use of this phrase is credited to David Shulman of Salomon Brothers, who wrote The Goldilocks Economy: Keeping the Bears at Bay in March 1992.

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Translations

Finnish kultakutritalous
  • kultakutritalouseconomy sustaining moderate growth and low inflation
Polish gospodarka Złotowłosej
  • gospodarka Złotowłosejeconomy sustaining moderate growth and low inflation
Spanish economía Ricitos de Oro
  • economía Ricitos de Oroeconomy sustaining moderate growth and low inflation
Swedish Guldlock-ekonomi
  • Guldlock-ekonomieconomy sustaining moderate growth and low inflation
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APA

Goldilocks economy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldilocks%20economy

MLA

“Goldilocks economy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldilocks%20economy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goldilocks economy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldilocks%20economy.

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