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Balassa index

Balassa index noun: an index used to calculate the relative advantage or disadvantage of a country in a certain class of goods.

Noun

Balassa index (uncountable)

  1. An index used to calculate the relative advantage or disadvantage of a country in a certain class of goods.

Origin of Balassa index

Named after Hungarian economist Béla Balassa.

Questions about Balassa index

What does Balassa index mean?
Balassa index means an index used to calculate the relative advantage or disadvantage of a country in a certain class of goods.
What part of speech is Balassa index?
Balassa index is a noun.

Words near Balassa index in the dictionary

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