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Balassa-Samuelson effect

Balassa-Samuelson effect noun: the tendency for consumer prices to be systematically higher in more developed countries than in less developed countries.

Noun

Balassa-Samuelson effect (plural Balassa-Samuelson effects)

  1. The tendency for consumer prices to be systematically higher in more developed countries than in less developed countries.

Forms of Balassa-Samuelson effect

pluralBalassa-Samuelson effects

Origin of Balassa-Samuelson effect

Named after Béla Balassa and Paul Samuelson.

Questions about Balassa-Samuelson effect

What does Balassa-Samuelson effect mean?
Balassa-Samuelson effect means the tendency for consumer prices to be systematically higher in more developed countries than in less developed countries.
What part of speech is Balassa-Samuelson effect?
Balassa-Samuelson effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Balassa-Samuelson effect?
The plural of Balassa-Samuelson effect is Balassa-Samuelson effects.

Words near Balassa-Samuelson effect in the dictionary

  1. Balashikha
  2. Balasore
  3. balass
  4. Balassa
  5. Balassa index
  6. Balassa-Samuelson effect
  7. Balassa-Samuelson effects
  8. balasses
  9. Balasubramaniam
  10. Balasubramanian
  11. Balasubramanians

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