Trending Economic Concepts in Germany — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: inflation. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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19,535
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
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inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
1,507
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2
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
1,390
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3
conjuncture
526
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4
government debt
total financial liabilities of a government sector, accumulated through borrowing to cover past deficits when expenditures exceed revenues; may be owed to domestic or foreign creditors and forms part of a country's external debt when held abroad
507
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5
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
451
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6
trading venue
highly organized trading market
448
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7
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
438
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8
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
416
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9
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
406
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10
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
378
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11
public sector pay
economical concept
376
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12
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
359
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13
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
352
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14
Homo economicus
concept in many economic theories of humans as rational and narrowly self-interested actors who have the ability to make judgments toward their subjectively defined ends
341
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15
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
338
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16
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
337
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17
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
325
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18
low-income housing
government or non-profit housing (actual buildings or rental assistance)
324
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19
capital income tax
tax on income from capital investments
314
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20
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
311
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21
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
268
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22
customer acquisition
266
views
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23
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
257
views
views
24
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
256
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25
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
249
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26
physical distribution
physical distribution of products to customers
239
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27
child care institution
institution for the institutional education, upbringing, and care of children by professional educators
236
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28
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
233
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29
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
217
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30
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
215
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31
product
anything that can be offered to a market
215
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views
32
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
212
views
views
33
diversification
the process of allocating capital in a way that reduces the exposure to any one particular asset or risk
201
views
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34
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
200
views
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35
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
189
views
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36
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
183
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37
sericulture
process of silk production
171
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38
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
168
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39
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
155
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40
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
152
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41
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
142
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42
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 proposed by the seller
140
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43
amalgamation
legal consolidation of two or more business entities into one entity
135
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44
credit
loan
133
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45
Fortbildung
131
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46
feed-in tariff
Policy that promotes renewable energy by purchasing renewable electricity at fixed prices funded through surcharges on electricity bills
131
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47
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
131
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48
discount points
financial measurement of pre-paid interest
130
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49
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
123
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50
agio
term used in commerce for exchange rate, discount or premium
121
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51
economic profit
concept in economics
118
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52
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 risk-adjusted basis
118
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53
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
117
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54
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
115
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55
issuer
legal entity that develops, registers and sells securities
114
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56
margin
set of constraints conceptualised as a border
112
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57
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
109
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58
current account
concept in international economics
107
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59
social research
research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan
107
views
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60
moneyness
state of an financial option or other derivative; current price of the underlying relative to strike price
101
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61
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
99
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62
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
95
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63
label
material affixed to a container or article with printed or engraved information that allows identification and recognition of features such as weight and price
94
views
views
64
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
94
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65
income distribution
manner in which a nation’s total GDP is distributed amongst its population
93
views
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66
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
92
views
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67
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
92
views
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68
earnings replacement benefit
92
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69
real estate appraisal
process of valuing real property
87
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70
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
86
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71
package tour
type of tourism
84
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72
bounded rationality
the idea that rationality is limited by the tractability of the decision problem, the cognitive limitations of the mind, and the time available to make the decision
84
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73
surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
83
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74
telephone network
system to carry telephone calls
83
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75
insurance tax
83
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76
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
78
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77
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
78
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78
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
77
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79
operating cost
ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system
75
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80
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
73
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81
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
72
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82
expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
72
views
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83
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
70
views
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84
utility function
economic concept
69
views
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85
substitute good
economics concept of goods considered interchangeable
69
views
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86
marginalism
concept in economics
69
views
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87
labour power
key concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy
67
views
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88
profit
monetary income distributed to the owner of an enterprise
66
views
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89
vocational training law
law
66
views
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90
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
63
views
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91
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
62
views
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92
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
59
views
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93
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
57
views
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94
monopolistic capitalism
57
views
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95
economic indicator
measure, which allows statements about the economic situation in general of national economies
56
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96
fixed price
pricing strategy where the seller specifies an item's price up front and does not permit bargaining
56
views
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97
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
56
views
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98
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 good or service that is currently salable at any given price point
56
views
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99
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
55
views
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100
target-performance comparison
55
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