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Noun

Carternomics ‎(uncountable)

1. (US politics, often pejorative) Economic policies associated with the administration of Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981.
   • 1978, June 1, “William Safire”, in The New Poor:

     Carternomics stimulates the economy to reduce unemployment and help the "old" poor, while it causes runaway inflation that creates legions of the new poor.

   • 1993, October 31, Taxing the patience in Jersey election:

     Mr. Bush's return to Carternomics killed the Reagan boom, resulting in higher unemployment, lower incomes and higher deficits.

Related terms

• Carteresque
• (blends of US president names and "economics"): Nixonomics, Reaganomics, Bushonomics, Clintonomics, Obamanomics