relative price

collocation in English

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/
us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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price
noun[C]
uk
/praɪs/
us
/praɪs/
the amount of money for which something ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandpricefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The effect on deforestation occurs indirectly, through the impact on returns to land associated with a change in therelativepriceof agricultural commodities.
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This does not mean that the market should be arbitrarily traded that way; it is just a means of distinguishing therelativepricedifferentials.
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However, distributional effects caused by a change inrelativepricecould mitigate the potential increase in the wage earned by low-skill workers.
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Substitution elasticities reflect adjustment possibilities in the demand for production factors originating from variations in theirrelativeprice.
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However, the interaction betweenrelativepricechanges and social ideology was also significant in explaining the shape and timing of legislative changes.
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This change inrelativepricerepresented a hypothetical reduction in the implicit subsidy on cereal production induced by trade policies.
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The model, however, introduces certain qualifications for eastern trade, allowing for additional friction in response torelativepricechanges.
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Concurrently, firms in this industry experience a reduction in therelativepriceof the output produced.
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Asymmetry in the adjustment of industrialrelativepriceto demand shocks is generally insignificant for many industries.
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This significant reduction is consistent with the reduction inrelativepriceinflation in this industry during recessions.
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Note that the reduction inrelativepriceinflation is correlated with a reduction, although statistically insignificant, in real wage growth in these industries.
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Subsequently, output fluctuations do not vary significantly with fluctuations in real standard of living, industrialrelativeprice, or the profit markup.
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In the present model, the dependency comes from the endogenousrelativepriceof the traditional good that reflects both demand and supply factors.
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The number of skilled workers must decline until therelativepricefalls enough that they can leave adequate transfers.
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When applying a consumer price index in models with environmental amenities, it is important to take therelativepricechanges of such amenities into account.
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In this case, steady state utility is decreasing in therelativepriceof capital.
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In that equilibrium therelativepriceof goods would be the relative congealed labor contents.
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This concept measures the sensitivity of the optimalrelativepricewith respect to a change in aggregate demand.
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Empirical analysis and dynamic simulations demonstrate that changes in relative prices andrelativeprice risks are important determinants of tree-planting decisions.
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