Trending Economic Concepts in USA — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: entrepreneurship. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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478,462
Total Views (September 2026)
1
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
21,427
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2
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
20,717
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3
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
13,766
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4
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
11,226
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5
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
11,060
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6
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
10,305
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views
7
product
anything that can be offered to a market
10,298
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8
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
9,710
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9
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
9,697
views
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10
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
9,656
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11
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
9,034
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12
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
8,945
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13
free market
form of market-based economy
8,250
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14
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
7,753
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15
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
7,480
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16
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
7,195
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17
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
7,105
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18
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
7,047
views
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19
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
7,000
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20
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
6,998
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views
21
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
6,869
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22
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
6,532
views
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23
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
6,402
views
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24
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
6,057
views
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25
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
5,954
views
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26
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
5,800
views
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27
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
5,752
views
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28
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
5,618
views
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29
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
5,556
views
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30
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
5,522
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31
goods and services
outcome of human efforts to meet the wants and needs of people
5,504
views
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32
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
5,479
views
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33
sericulture
process of silk production
4,729
views
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34
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
4,634
views
views
35
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
4,588
views
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36
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
4,466
views
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37
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
4,440
views
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38
businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
4,436
views
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39
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
4,363
views
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40
work
activities performed as a means of support
4,297
views
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41
credit
loan
4,118
views
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42
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
3,990
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43
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
3,902
views
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44
commodities market
market for raw or primary commodities
3,833
views
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45
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
3,828
views
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46
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
3,783
views
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47
Total addressable market
revenue opportunity available for a product or service
3,634
views
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48
consumer behavior
activities of individuals, groups, and organizations associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services
3,633
views
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49
reimbursement
act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense
3,553
views
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50
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
3,528
views
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51
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
3,462
views
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52
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
3,431
views
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53
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
3,424
views
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54
wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
3,417
views
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55
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
3,395
views
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56
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
3,360
views
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57
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
3,360
views
views
58
current account
concept in international economics
3,350
views
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59
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
3,263
views
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60
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
3,233
views
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61
mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
3,214
views
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62
exploration–exploitation dilemma
decision-making tradeoff between relying on current best estimates and seeking more information
2,988
views
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63
economic profit
concept in economics
2,802
views
views
64
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
2,712
views
views
65
efficient frontier
investment portfolios which occupy the 'efficient' parts of the risk-return spectrum;set of portfolios which satisfy the condition that no other portfolio exists with a higher expected return but with the same standard deviation of return
2,696
views
views
66
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
2,693
views
views
67
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
2,659
views
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68
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
2,598
views
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69
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
2,592
views
views
70
Knightian uncertainty
a lack of any quantifiable knowledge about some possible occurrence, as opposed to the presence of quantifiable risk, indicating some fundamental degree of ignorance, a limit to knowledge, and an essential unpredictability of future events
2,488
views
views
71
energy flow
flow of energy through a food chain, and is the focus of study in ecological energetics
2,475
views
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72
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
2,432
views
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73
retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
2,428
views
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74
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
2,405
views
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75
market environment
marketing term
2,401
views
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76
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
2,389
views
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77
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
2,353
views
views
78
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
2,346
views
views
79
marginalism
concept in economics
2,342
views
views
80
working capital
financial metric
2,340
views
views
81
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
2,335
views
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82
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
2,329
views
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83
trading venue
highly organized trading market
2,299
views
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84
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
2,282
views
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85
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
2,276
views
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86
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
2,251
views
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87
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
2,227
views
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88
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
2,212
views
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89
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
2,208
views
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90
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
2,199
views
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91
absolute advantage
economic concept
2,189
views
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92
herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
2,162
views
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93
spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
2,154
views
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94
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
2,138
views
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95
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
2,138
views
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96
housing
houses or buildings for sheltering people
2,125
views
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97
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
2,124
views
views
98
endogeneity
concept in econometrics
2,122
views
views
99
accounting equation
fundamental equation of the double-entry bookkeeping model
2,117
views
views
100
surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
2,058
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