Trending Economic Concepts in USA — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: inflation. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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111,284
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
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inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
4,753
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2
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
4,428
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3
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
4,027
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4
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
3,016
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5
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
2,516
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6
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
2,494
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7
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
2,484
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8
product
anything that can be offered to a market
2,318
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9
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
2,186
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10
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
2,170
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11
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
2,072
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12
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
2,044
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13
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
2,013
views
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14
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
1,967
views
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15
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
1,836
views
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16
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
1,753
views
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17
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
1,749
views
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18
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
1,711
views
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19
free market
form of market-based economy
1,708
views
views
20
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
1,627
views
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21
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
1,558
views
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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
1,512
views
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23
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
1,456
views
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24
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
1,428
views
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25
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
1,420
views
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26
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
1,405
views
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27
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
1,340
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28
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
1,331
views
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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
1,308
views
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30
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
1,299
views
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31
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
1,224
views
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32
goods and services
outcome of human efforts to meet the wants and needs of people
1,199
views
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33
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
1,182
views
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34
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
1,107
views
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35
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
1,084
views
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36
sericulture
process of silk production
1,073
views
views
37
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
1,057
views
views
38
credit
loan
1,027
views
views
39
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
1,010
views
views
40
work
activities performed as a means of support
1,000
views
views
41
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
987
views
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42
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
986
views
views
43
businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
984
views
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44
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
894
views
views
45
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
818
views
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46
Total addressable market
revenue opportunity available for a product or service
801
views
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47
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
797
views
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48
reimbursement
act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense
789
views
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49
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
788
views
views
50
commodities market
market for raw or primary commodities
783
views
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51
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
775
views
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52
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
762
views
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53
consumer behavior
activities of individuals, groups, and organizations associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services
758
views
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54
current account
concept in international economics
750
views
views
55
mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
729
views
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56
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
718
views
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57
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
709
views
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58
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
708
views
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59
economic profit
concept in economics
678
views
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60
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
677
views
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61
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
670
views
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62
working capital
financial metric
652
views
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63
wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
644
views
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64
surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
642
views
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65
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
634
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66
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
633
views
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67
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
633
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68
real estate appraisal
process of valuing real property
620
views
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69
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
618
views
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70
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
604
views
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71
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
596
views
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72
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
595
views
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73
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
589
views
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74
spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
586
views
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75
energy flow
flow of energy through a food chain, and is the focus of study in ecological energetics
568
views
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76
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
561
views
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77
exploration–exploitation dilemma
decision-making tradeoff between relying on current best estimates and seeking more information
554
views
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78
expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
548
views
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79
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
540
views
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80
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
532
views
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81
herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
527
views
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82
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
523
views
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83
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
522
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84
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
521
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85
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
516
views
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86
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
496
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87
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
491
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88
housing
houses or buildings for sheltering people
490
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89
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
478
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90
trading venue
highly organized trading market
460
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91
marginalism
concept in economics
459
views
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92
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 outpaced the sustainable capacity of the ecosystem; is not necessary to have a single unifying definition
459
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93
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
457
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94
market environment
marketing term
455
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95
retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
454
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96
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
447
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97
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
446
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98
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
437
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99
market share
relative market adoption
424
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100
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
420
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