catch-up effects

A form of catch-up effect — The hypothesis that poorer economies will tend to have faster rates of economic growth than richer ones.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of catch-up effect
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catch-up effects. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch-up%20effects

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“catch-up effects.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch-up%20effects. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch-up effects,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch-up%20effects.

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