Trending Economic Concepts in France this year
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts this year on Wikipedia (France). 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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capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
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work
activities performed as a means of support
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tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
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inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
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economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
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trading venue
highly organized trading market
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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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sericulture
process of silk production
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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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degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
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autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
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entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
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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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secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
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service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
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goods
tangible or intangible thing, except a service, that satisfies human wants and provides utility
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circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
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capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
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trade unionism
part of the workers movement to protect and gain rights through collective organisation
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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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wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
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tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
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derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
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ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
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investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
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conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
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hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
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credit
loan
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monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
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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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human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
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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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economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
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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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economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
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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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sales
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
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wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
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defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
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snake in the tunnel
Prototype of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism
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fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
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working capital
financial metric
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economic profit
concept in economics
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markup
ratio of the cost of a good or service and its selling price
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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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cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
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overconsumption
situation where consumers overuse their available goods and services to where they do not want to replenish or reuse them and use of it outp
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herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
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monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
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floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
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share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
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Social VAT
earmarking of VAT revenues for social security
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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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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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free market
form of market-based economy
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social security benefits
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means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
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market share
relative market adoption
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bounded rationality
the idea that rationality is limited by the tractability of the decision problem, the cognitive limitations of the mind, and the time availa
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standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
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war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
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current account
concept in international economics
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commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
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marginalism
concept in economics
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energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
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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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history of trade
aspect of history
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commodities market
trade with various types of energy on the energy market
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economic indicator
measure, which allows statements about the economic situation in general of national economies
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Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
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office building
building which contains spaces mainly designed to be used for offices
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mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
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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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retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
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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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economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
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arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
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principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
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vehicle insurance
type of insurance
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efficiency wage
concept in economy that higher wages may increase the efficiency of the workers
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financialization
use and increased use of finance and financial instruments at the expense of production processes
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coffee farming
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Beveridge curve
the relationship between unemployment and job vacancy rate
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distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
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creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
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absolute advantage
economic concept
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surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
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Balanced budget
financial plan where revenues equal expenses
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output
quantity of goods or services produced in a given time period, by a firm, industry, or country, whether consumed or used for further product
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amalgamation
legal consolidation of two or more business entities into one entity
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electricity market
for trading electrical power
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endogeneity
concept in econometrics
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vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
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post-capitalism
economic concept including proposals for a new economic system to replace capitalism, or otherwise speculate on the fate of the current form
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industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
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social metabolism
study of materials and energy flows between nature and society
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rivalry
in economics, a phenomenon in which the consumption of some goods prevents their simultaneous consumption by other consumers, occurring for
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overproduction
excess of supply over demand of products being offered to an economic market
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