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Socioeconomic vs Economics - What's the difference?

socioeconomic | economics |

As an adjective socioeconomic

is of or pertaining to social and economic factors.

As a noun economics is

the study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

socioeconomic

English

Alternative forms

* socio-economic

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to social and economic factors.
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    economics

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.
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    Synonyms

    * dismal science * See also

    Derived terms

    * -nomics