Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis


 

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Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis

The idea that the relative prices of primary products would decline over the long term, and therefore that developing countries that were led by comparative advantage to specialize in them would find their prospects for development diminished. Due to Prebisch (1950) and Singer (1950).



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