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economic theory

Summary

economic theory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • economic theory is a type of social theory[2].
  • economic theory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Economic theories[3].
  • economic theory's studied by is recorded as economics[4].

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Definition and Type

economic theory is a type of social theory[2].

Why It Matters

economic theory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

Adam Smith Andreas Kaplan Capital: A Critique of Political Economy economics Friedrich Hayek institutional economics James Mirrlees labour economics microeconomics Ronald Coase social theory Susan Athey

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Economic theories
    Subclass of → social theory
    Studied by → economics
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3863, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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