Reaganomics

[rey-guh-nom-iks]

noun

the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.

Origin of Reaganomics

1980–85; blend of Reagan and economics

Related formsRea·gan·om·ic, adjective

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Contemporary Examples of reaganomics

Two years later he took a job with Jack Kemp, whose 1981 Kemp-Roth tax cut had helped usher in Reaganomics.
The Rise of the New New Left
Peter Beinart
September 12, 2013
The other is by Ramesh Ponnuru, who writes in the New York Times that Reaganomics must be updated to meet the 21st century.
It's Time to Update Reaganomics
Justin Green
February 18, 2013
See my 1981 book, Reaganomics: Supply-Side Economics in Action, for details.
The Supply-Side Pariah Returns
Bruce Bartlett
October 20, 2009
His new book, The New American Economy: The Failure of Reaganomics and a New Way Forward, will be published in October.
The Supply-Side Pariah Returns
Bruce Bartlett
October 20, 2009

Word Origin and History for reaganomics

Reaganomics

n.

by Feb. 1981, in reference to economic police of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, from Reagan + economics.

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