Ceteris Paribus

Definition: Ceteris Paribus means "assuming all else is held constant". The author using ceteris paribus is attempting to distinguish an effect of one kind of change from any others.

Terms related to Ceteris Paribus:

• Ex Post
• Ex Ante
• A Fortiori

About.Com Resources on Ceteris Paribus:

• Canadian Dollar Hits Par
• The U.S. Dollar, Oil and the Fed
• Is There a Tradeoff Between Effective Spending and Fast Spending?

Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for research on Ceteris Paribus:

Journal Articles on Ceteris Paribus:

• Ceteris paribus laws and socio-economic machines
• Ceteris paribus, there is no problem of provisos
• Ceteris paribus conditions: materiality and the application of economic theories