catch-up growth
1catch-up growth — a form of compensatory growth where underfed or malnourished fish are returned to adequate feeding conditions …
2Growth hormone treatment — Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands. GH is now produced by recombinant DNA technology, and… …
3Catch-up effect — The catch up effect, also called the theory of convergence, states that poorer economies tend to grow at faster rates than richer economies. Therefore, all economies should in the long run converge in terms of per capita income and productivity.… …
4Catch-22 — For other uses, see Catch 22 (disambiguation). Catch 22   …
5Catch Up Effect — A theory speculating that, since poorer economies tend to grow more rapidly than wealthier economies, all economies in time will converge in terms of per capita income. In other words, the poorer economies will literally catch up to the more… …
6Catch-Up Contribution — A type of retirement savings contribution that allows people over 50 to make additional contributions to their 401(k) and/or individual retirement accounts. The catch up contribution provision was created by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief… …
7growth overfishing — Occurs when too many small fish are being harvested, such that a restraint on their catch would lead to an overall increase in yield from the fishery …
8Compensatory growth (organism) — For the compensatory growth of organs, see Compensatory growth (organ). Compensatory growth, also known as catch up growth and compensatory gain, is an accelerated growth of an organism following a period of slowed growth, particularly as a… …
9Constitutional growth delay — (CGD) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no other physical abnormalities causing the delay. Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur …
10Exogenous growth model — The Exogenous growth model, also known as the Neo classical growth model or Solow growth model is a term used to sum up the contributions of various authors to a model of long run economic growth within the framework of neoclassical… …
