economic geography

American  

noun

1. a branch of geography that deals with the relation of physical and economic conditions to the production and utilization of raw materials and their manufacture into finished products.

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economic geography British  

noun

1. the study of the geographical distribution of economic resources and their use

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Etymology

Origin of economic geography

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The great prize of all of this was to change Britain's economic geography, to create a counterweight to south east England, and in effect to create a single labour market across three major northern cities.

From BBC

"While public debt levels as a share of GDP remain modest across most of the region, the PIC9’s economic geography and volatile revenue bases mean debt distress risks remain elevated," it said.

From Reuters

Richard Walker, a professor emeritus of economic geography at the University of California, Berkeley and a historian of Silicon Valley, sees a shift in the locus of power.

From New York Times

“It’s like the Bay Area on steroids in that we have an incredibly inelastic supply,” said Paul Cheshire,” an emeritus professor of economic geography at the London School of Economics.

From New York Times

Ukraine’s government has encouraged entrepreneurs with grants, zero-interest loans and other financial support, with companies large and small restructuring and relocating, altering the country’s economic geography.

From New York Times