| − | In relation to [[Economics]], a '''Spin-off Effect''' is the reaction to a new injection of capital in an economy. For example, if a [[Multinational Company]] builds a plant in a mid sized town that employs five hundred people, not only will demand for general consumer goods, property etc. increase as a result (Causing more employment) but smaller, local firms will inevitably set up to sell goods that needed to be used in the plant. | + | In relation to [[economics]], a '''spin-off effect''' is the reaction to a new injection of capital in an economy. For example, if a [[multinational company]] builds a plant in a mid-sized town that employs five hundred people, not only will demand for general consumer goods, property etc. increase as a result (causing more employment) but smaller, local firms will inevitably set up to sell goods required by the plant and its workers. |