Gerschenkron effect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Alexander Gerschenkron who developed the idea.

Noun[edit]

Gerschenkron effect (plural Gerschenkron effects)

  1. (economics, statistics) The theory that changing the base year for an index determines the growth rate of the index.

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