Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

averch-johnson effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aver-ch-john-son -ef-fect
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of regulated companies to engage in excessive amounts of capital accumulation in order to expand the volume of their profits.

Etymology

Named after Harvey Averch and Leland L. Johnson who proposed the idea.

Inflected Forms

Averch-Johnson effects (plural)

Questions

What does averch-johnson effect mean?: The tendency of regulated companies to engage in excessive amounts of capital accumulation in order to expand the volume of their profits.
Where does averch-johnson effect come from?: Named after Harvey Averch and Leland L. Johnson who proposed the idea.

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