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Meaning of Hicksian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of or relating to John Hicks (1904–1989), British economist.

Examples

“An important property of Hicksian demand is that it satisfies the compensated law of demand: Demand and price move in opposite directions for price changes that are accompanied by Hicksian wealth compensation.”
“This concept is sometimes referred to as a “Hicksian” measure – hence the H superscript – as a similar notion was discussed by J. R. Hicks in chapter XIV of Value and Capital (1946).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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