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theory of the second best

Summary

theory of the second best is an economic theory[1]. It draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (economic_theory category, ranking #32 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • theory of the second best's instance of is recorded as economic theory[3].
  • theory of the second best's GND ID is recorded as 4249495-3[4].
  • theory of the second best's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055b1_[5].
  • theory of the second best's STW Thesaurus for Economics ID is recorded as 10103-5[6].
  • theory of the second best's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779869633[7].

Why It Matters

theory of the second best draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (economic_theory category, ranking #32 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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