rural economics
/ˌrʊərəl ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/ /ˌrʊərəl ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ /ˌrʊər(ə)l ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/noun
Usually with singular concord. The branch of economics concerned with the countryside or rural life and activities, especially agriculture.
- Originally probably in distinction to ‘domestic’ or household economics..
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Walter Harte (d. 1774), writer. From rural + economics.