Trending Economic Concepts — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: inflation. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Total Views (September 2026)
1
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
46,302
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2
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
32,004
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3
businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
25,247
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4
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
20,985
views
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5
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
20,008
views
views
6
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
18,993
views
views
7
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
18,707
views
views
8
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
17,410
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9
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
16,548
views
views
10
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
16,095
views
views
11
product
anything that can be offered to a market
15,648
views
views
12
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
15,301
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13
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
14,984
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14
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
14,027
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views
15
free market
form of market-based economy
13,096
views
views
16
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
13,095
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17
credit
loan
12,586
views
views
18
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
12,364
views
views
19
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
11,711
views
views
20
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
11,709
views
views
21
work
activities performed as a means of support
11,661
views
views
22
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
10,911
views
views
23
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
10,775
views
views
24
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
10,700
views
views
25
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
10,651
views
views
26
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
10,288
views
views
27
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
9,868
views
views
28
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
9,842
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views
29
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
9,499
views
views
30
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
9,294
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views
31
sericulture
process of silk production
9,242
views
views
32
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
8,638
views
views
33
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
8,318
views
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34
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
8,233
views
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35
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
8,211
views
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36
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
7,965
views
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37
trading venue
highly organized trading market
7,941
views
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38
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
7,894
views
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39
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
7,832
views
views
40
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
7,750
views
views
41
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
7,364
views
views
42
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
7,286
views
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43
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
7,231
views
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44
goods and services
outcome of human efforts to meet the wants and needs of people
6,844
views
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45
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
6,620
views
views
46
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
6,560
views
views
47
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
6,496
views
views
48
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
6,495
views
views
49
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
6,423
views
views
50
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
6,227
views
views
51
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
6,212
views
views
52
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
6,177
views
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53
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
5,941
views
views
54
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
5,834
views
views
55
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
5,812
views
views
56
history of trade
aspect of history
5,812
views
views
57
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
5,598
views
views
58
diversification
the process of allocating capital in a way that reduces the exposure to any one particular asset or risk
5,455
views
views
59
economic profit
concept in economics
5,348
views
views
60
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
5,291
views
views
61
marginalism
concept in economics
5,281
views
views
62
secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
4,986
views
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63
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
4,963
views
views
64
mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
4,939
views
views
65
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
4,903
views
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66
post-capitalism
economic concept including proposals for a new economic system to replace capitalism, or otherwise speculate on the fate of the current form of the socio-economic order
4,695
views
views
67
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
4,654
views
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68
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
4,609
views
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69
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
4,609
views
views
70
wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
4,555
views
views
71
current account
concept in international economics
4,433
views
views
72
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
4,391
views
views
73
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
4,327
views
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74
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 who are available for work
4,288
views
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75
commodities market
trade with various types of energy on the energy market
4,269
views
views
76
consumer behavior
activities of individuals, groups, and organizations associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services
4,264
views
views
77
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
4,019
views
views
78
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
4,005
views
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79
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
3,879
views
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80
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
3,853
views
views
81
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
3,829
views
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82
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
3,796
views
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83
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
3,781
views
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84
reimbursement
act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense
3,776
views
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85
profit
monetary income distributed to the owner of an enterprise
3,761
views
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86
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
3,757
views
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87
expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
3,677
views
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88
Total addressable market
revenue opportunity available for a product or service
3,676
views
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89
spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
3,592
views
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90
conjuncture
3,545
views
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91
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
3,521
views
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92
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
3,478
views
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93
herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
3,450
views
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94
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
3,398
views
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95
working capital
financial metric
3,305
views
views
96
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
3,211
views
views
97
retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
3,059
views
views
98
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
3,026
views
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99
absolute advantage
economic concept
3,020
views
views
100
surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
2,989
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