English Explanatory Dictionary

Balassa-Samuelson effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Balassa-Samuelson effect Balassa-Samuelson effects

Etymology

Named after Béla Balassa and Paul Samuelson.

Related words

Penn effect
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