Meanings
nounKuznets swing (plural Kuznets swings)
plural Kuznets swings
- economicsA claimed medium-range economic wave with a period of 15–25 years, associated with demographic processes such as the effect of immigration on construction rates.
Synonyms: Kuznets cycle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA claimed medium-range economic wave with a period of 15–25 years, associated with demographic processes such as the effect of immigration on construction rates.
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Identified in 1930 by Simon Kuznets.
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