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Cantillon effect

Cantillon effect noun: relative inflation; a disproportionate rise in prices among different goods in an economy.

Noun

Cantillon effect (plural Cantillon effects)

  1. Relative inflation; a disproportionate rise in prices among different goods in an economy.

Forms of Cantillon effect

pluralCantillon effects

Origin of Cantillon effect

After Richard Cantillon (d. 1734), Irish-French economist.

Questions about Cantillon effect

What does Cantillon effect mean?
Cantillon effect means relative inflation; a disproportionate rise in prices among different goods in an economy.
What part of speech is Cantillon effect?
Cantillon effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Cantillon effect?
The plural of Cantillon effect is Cantillon effects.

Words near Cantillon effect in the dictionary

  1. cantillation
  2. cantillational
  3. cantillations
  4. cantillatory
  5. Cantillo
  6. Cantillon effect
  7. Cantillon effects
  8. Cantillos
  9. cantils
  10. cantily
  11. Cantin

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