Trending Economic Concepts in Brazil this month
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts this month on Wikipedia (Brazil). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: businessperson.
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businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
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inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
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entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
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service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
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autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
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lucre
monetary gain; synonym of profit
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cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
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work
activities performed as a means of support
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investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
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free market
form of market-based economy
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price
quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services; the proposed value for such a quantity as
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product
anything that can be offered to a market
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monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
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commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
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credit
loan
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non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
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mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
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tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
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goods
tangible or intangible thing, except a service, that satisfies human wants and provides utility
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workforce
members of a particular organization or population who are able or eligible to work; labour pool in employment; it may also mean all those w
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scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
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monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
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comparative advantage
in economics, the advantage one has over others in producing a particular good due to a lower relative marginal cost prior to trade
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insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
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income distribution
manner in which a nation’s total GDP is distributed amongst its population
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secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
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conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
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wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
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means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
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input
concept in economy of production
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marginalism
concept in economics
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trade unionism
part of the workers movement to protect and gain rights through collective organisation
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commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
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supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
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value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
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Homo economicus
concept in many economic theories of humans as rational and narrowly self-interested actors who have the ability to make judgments toward th
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floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
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herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
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human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
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capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
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adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
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degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
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distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
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cocoa farming
agricultural development of cocoa for making chocolate
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efficient-market hypothesis
economic theory that asset prices fully reflect all available information, so that it is impossible to "beat the market" consistently on a r
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housing
houses or buildings for sheltering people
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moral hazard
in economics, situation creating an incentive to take more risk (or otherwise change one's behavior) when another party will bear the costs
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lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
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consumer behavior
activities of individuals, groups, and organizations associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services
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opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
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label
material affixed to a container or article with printed or engraved information that allows identification and recognition of features such
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circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
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competitiveness
economic competitiveness
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capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
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demand
in economics, the market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to purchase a good or service, measured by the amount of that
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distribution
economical term
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markup
ratio of the cost of a good or service and its selling price
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derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
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sericulture
process of silk production
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hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
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economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
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operating cost
ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system
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tax incidence
analysis of the effect of a particular tax on the distribution of economic welfare
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vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
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Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
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market share
relative market adoption
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natural resource economics
branch of economics that deals with the supply, demand, and allocation of the Earth's natural resources
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expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
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energy flow
flow of energy through a food chain, and is the focus of study in ecological energetics
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utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
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current account
concept in international economics
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economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
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principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
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financialization
use and increased use of finance and financial instruments at the expense of production processes
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spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
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public expenditure
spending made by the government of a country
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wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
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self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
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absolute advantage
economic concept
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government debt
total financial liabilities of a government sector, accumulated through borrowing to cover past deficits when expenditures exceed revenues;
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demand-pull inflation
type of inflation where aggregate demand increases faster than aggregate supply
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excludability
economic concept
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Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
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agricultural extension
farm efficiency through education
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Mar-a-Lago Accord
economic concept
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steady-state economy
economy made up of constant physical wealth and population size
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marginal propensity to consume
metric in economics
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economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
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price mechanism
concept in economics
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arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
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Circulating capital
items that exist only to create services or goods
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labour power
key concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy
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capital flight
economic event
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low-income housing
government or non-profit housing (actual buildings or rental assistance)
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conspicuous leisure
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agio
term used in commerce for exchange rate, discount or premium
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demographic economics
application of economic analysis to demography
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economic loss
negative difference between revenues and costs
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fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
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social metabolism
study of materials and energy flows between nature and society
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