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Definition of Open Economy

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Definition: Definition of Open Economy: An economy is said to be open if it has trade with other economies. (Implicitly these are usually assumed to be countries.)

One measure of a country's openness is the fraction of its GDP devoted to imports and exports. (Econterms)

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