An economy undergoing an unsustainable boom, especially that of in Japan in the late 1980s.
Example sentencesExamples
Few countries have had more experience with the aftermath of a bubble economy than Japan.
If this continues for long, China's economy will become overheated and a bubble economy will be created.
The authors begin their study by seeking to establish a definition of the bubble economy, based on the experiences of Japan's economy in the late 1980s.
The bubble economy of the 1980s briefly propelled Japan to superpower status.
One could not imagine a clearer manifestation of a bubble economy than the present situation in California.
Definition of bubble economy in US English:
bubble economy
noun
An unstable expanding economy; in particular, a period of heightened prosperity and increased commercial activity in Japan in the late 1980s brought about by artificially adjusted interest rates.
Example sentencesExamples
If this continues for long, China's economy will become overheated and a bubble economy will be created.
The authors begin their study by seeking to establish a definition of the bubble economy, based on the experiences of Japan's economy in the late 1980s.
Few countries have had more experience with the aftermath of a bubble economy than Japan.
The bubble economy of the 1980s briefly propelled Japan to superpower status.
One could not imagine a clearer manifestation of a bubble economy than the present situation in California.