Balassa index

noun

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

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Meanings

nounBalassa index (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsAn index used to calculate the relative advantage or disadvantage of a country in a certain class of goods.

Origin

Named after Hungarian economist Béla Balassa.

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Balassa index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balassa%20index

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