geo-economics

[ jee-oh-ek-uh-nom-iks, -ee-kuh- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study or application of the influence of geography on domestic and international economics.

Other Words From

• geo-eco·nomic geo-eco·nomi·cal adjective
• geo-eco·nomi·cal·ly adverb
• ge·o-e·con·o·mist [jee-oh-i-, kon, -, uh, -mist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of geo-economics¹

geo- + economics

Example Sentences

“My sense is that Borrell is not fundamentally different from what this commission thinks more broadly,” said Shahin Vallée, who heads the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Geo-Economics Program.

From New York Times

Playing geo-economics with supply chains, by contrast, will result in fragmented markets, higher costs, lower efficiency and loss of jobs on US soil and elsewhere.

From Nature

Siemens AG CEO Joe Kaeser said that “geopolitics and geo-economics are harming an otherwise positive investment sentiment.”

From Seattle Times

Siemens AG CEO Joe Kaeser said that “geopolitics and geo-economics are harming an otherwise positive investment sentiment.”

From Washington Times

“There’s great potential here for the Trump administration to move beyond a multilateral trade agreement that was already pronounced dead and to move toward implementing a comprehensive and effective geo-economics strategy for the region that goes beyond anything we had with the Obama administration,” he said.

From Washington Times