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Marshall-Lerner condition

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition that an exchange rate devaluation or depreciation will only cause a balance of trade improvement if the absolute sum of the long run export and import demand elasticities is equal to, or greater than 1.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Etymology

Named after Alfred Marshall and Abba P. Lerner.

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3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: Marshall–Lernerova podmínka — Marshall-Lerner condition
  • Portuguese: condição de Marshall-Lerner — Marshall-Lerner condition
  • Portuguese: condição Marshall-Lerner — Marshall-Lerner condition