spillovers
Effects spreading outward
Spillovers are effects that spread beyond their original boundaries.
Economic spillovers occur when activity in one sector influences another: The tech boom created spillovers in local housing markets.
The term appears in policy discussions about unintended consequences—positive or negative—that cross borders, industries, or populations.
What starts contained spills over into adjacent areas.
Uncompensated effects on others
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- ripple effectsSecondary impacts spreading outward
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- financial crisisSevere economic system breakdown
transmission · knock-on effects · systemic risk · capital flows · currency crisis · fiscal · monetary policy · credit crunch
Excess water drainage
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- seepageSlow fluid escape
toxic waste · agricultural · groundwater · watershed · effluent · industrial waste · pesticides · fertilizer
Situated beside another
- adjacentDirectly next to
- urban spreadOutward city growth
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
property values · gentrification · proximity · encroachment · displacement · traffic · noise · congestion
Transferring expertise between people
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- academic exchangeInstitutional learning partnership abroad
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- best practicesProven effective methods
cross-pollination · skill development · productivity gains · human capital · tech hubs · agglomeration
Transmissible between people
- social contagionSpread through observation
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
- interpersonalBetween two or more people
- vicariousExperienced through another
team dynamics · relationship strain · enthusiasm · negativity · domestic · social influence
externalities
Uncompensated effects on others
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- ripple effectsSecondary impacts spreading outward
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
financial crisis · transmission · knock-on effects · systemic risk · capital flows · currency crisis · fiscal · monetary policy · credit crunch · liquidity
runoff
Excess water drainage
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
seepage · toxic waste · agricultural · groundwater · watershed · effluent · industrial waste · pesticides · fertilizer · drainage
neighboring
Situated beside another
- adjacentDirectly next to
- urban spreadOutward city growth
- zoningSectioning areas by use
land use · property values · gentrification · proximity · encroachment · displacement · traffic · noise · congestion · commuter
knowledge sharing
Transferring expertise between people
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- academic exchangeInstitutional learning partnership abroad
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
best practices · cross-pollination · skill development · productivity gains · human capital · tech hubs · agglomeration
contagious
Transmissible between people
- social contagionSpread through observation
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
- interpersonalBetween two or more people
vicarious · team dynamics · relationship strain · enthusiasm · negativity · domestic · social influence
- innovation ecosystemstech hubs, science parks, incubators, accelerators, innovation centers
spilloverscontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
isolation · insulation · compartmentalization · quarantine · encapsulation
spilloversabsorption
Process of taking in
retention · internalization · inflows · self-absorption · reabsorption