Trending Economic Concepts in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: inflation. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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804,014
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
34,796
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2
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
33,574
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3
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
24,039
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4
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
18,036
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5
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
17,390
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6
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
17,042
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7
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
16,998
views
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8
product
anything that can be offered to a market
16,976
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9
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
16,925
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10
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
16,755
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views
11
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
15,517
views
views
12
free market
form of market-based economy
13,650
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views
13
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
13,249
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14
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
13,178
views
views
15
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
13,050
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16
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
12,683
views
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17
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
12,452
views
views
18
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
11,924
views
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19
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
11,671
views
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20
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
11,265
views
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21
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
11,248
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22
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
11,246
views
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23
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
10,652
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
10,309
views
views
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
10,132
views
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26
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
10,102
views
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27
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
9,531
views
views
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
9,516
views
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29
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
9,415
views
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30
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
9,336
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31
goods and services
outcome of human efforts to meet the wants and needs of people
9,152
views
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32
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
9,150
views
views
33
sericulture
process of silk production
9,102
views
views
34
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
8,959
views
views
35
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
7,994
views
views
36
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
7,894
views
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37
work
activities performed as a means of support
7,477
views
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38
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
7,433
views
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39
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
7,339
views
views
40
businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
7,159
views
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41
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
7,133
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42
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
6,845
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43
credit
loan
6,831
views
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44
commodities market
market for raw or primary commodities
6,718
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45
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
6,460
views
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46
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
6,167
views
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47
Total addressable market
revenue opportunity available for a product or service
6,127
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
6,100
views
views
49
current account
concept in international economics
6,015
views
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50
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
5,883
views
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51
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
5,818
views
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52
reimbursement
act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense
5,698
views
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53
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
5,614
views
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54
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
5,604
views
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55
wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
5,592
views
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56
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
5,578
views
views
57
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
5,491
views
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58
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
5,465
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59
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
5,371
views
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60
mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
5,321
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61
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
5,232
views
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62
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
4,964
views
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63
economic profit
concept in economics
4,805
views
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64
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
4,753
views
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65
exploration–exploitation dilemma
decision-making tradeoff between relying on current best estimates and seeking more information
4,652
views
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66
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
4,501
views
views
67
market environment
marketing term
4,390
views
views
68
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
4,334
views
views
69
retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
4,265
views
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70
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
4,229
views
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71
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
4,224
views
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72
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
4,204
views
views
73
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
4,201
views
views
74
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
4,140
views
views
75
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
4,114
views
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76
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
4,098
views
views
77
energy flow
flow of energy through a food chain, and is the focus of study in ecological energetics
4,047
views
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78
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
4,037
views
views
79
working capital
financial metric
3,927
views
views
80
marginalism
concept in economics
3,914
views
views
81
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
3,907
views
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82
housing
houses or buildings for sheltering people
3,875
views
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83
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
3,870
views
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84
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
3,827
views
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85
spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
3,823
views
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86
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
3,807
views
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87
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
3,761
views
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88
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
3,744
views
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89
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
3,720
views
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90
trading venue
highly organized trading market
3,689
views
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91
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
3,680
views
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92
herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
3,599
views
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93
endogeneity
concept in econometrics
3,560
views
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94
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
3,517
views
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95
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
3,457
views
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96
accounting equation
fundamental equation of the double-entry bookkeeping model
3,455
views
views
97
absolute advantage
economic concept
3,448
views
views
98
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
3,404
views
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99
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
3,371
views
views
100
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
3,322
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