Trending Economic Concepts in France — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: capital expenditure. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
658
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inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
628
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businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
579
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4
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
434
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work
activities performed as a means of support
422
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6
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
348
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7
trade unionism
part of the workers movement to protect and gain rights through collective organisation
343
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8
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
305
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tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
283
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10
sericulture
process of silk production
266
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11
trading venue
highly organized trading market
253
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12
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
225
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13
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
200
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14
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
193
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15
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
184
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16
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
173
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17
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
173
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18
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
173
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value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
164
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20
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
149
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tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
144
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22
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
137
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23
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
131
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24
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
131
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25
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
129
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26
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
127
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27
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
125
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28
wastewater treatment
converting wastewater into an effluent for return to the water cycle
123
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29
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
116
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30
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
110
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31
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
109
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32
herd behavior
how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction
106
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33
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
104
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34
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
102
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35
credit
loan
101
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36
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
100
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37
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
98
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38
marginalism
concept in economics
97
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39
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
97
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40
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
97
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41
snake in the tunnel
Prototype of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism
94
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42
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
90
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43
secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
87
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44
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
86
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45
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
82
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46
economic indicator
measure, which allows statements about the economic situation in general of national economies
81
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47
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
77
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48
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
73
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49
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
72
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50
history of trade
aspect of history
69
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51
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
68
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non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
67
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social security benefits
66
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54
public expenditure
spending made by the government of a country
65
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55
economic profit
concept in economics
65
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56
market share
relative market adoption
63
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share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
63
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principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
63
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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
63
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60
Social VAT
earmarking of VAT revenues for social security
61
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61
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
59
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62
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
58
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63
current account
concept in international economics
58
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64
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
57
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65
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
57
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66
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
55
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67
social metabolism
study of materials and energy flows between nature and society
55
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68
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
53
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69
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
52
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70
retail banking
provision of services by a bank to individual consumers
49
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working capital
financial metric
48
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72
reimbursement
act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense
46
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73
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
46
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74
markup
ratio of the cost of a good or service and its selling price
46
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financialization
use and increased use of finance and financial instruments at the expense of production processes
45
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free market
form of market-based economy
44
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arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
44
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defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
44
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79
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
42
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mode of production
Marxist term for way of producing goods
42
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81
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
41
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82
spread
difference between prices quoted for buying and selling a financial security
41
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83
absolute advantage
economic concept
40
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84
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
40
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conjuncture
40
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scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
38
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utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
38
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insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
37
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goods and services
outcome of human efforts to meet the wants and needs of people
36
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commodities market
trade with various types of energy on the energy market
35
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competitiveness
economic competitiveness
33
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Energy Slave
32
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vehicle insurance
type of insurance
32
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capital flight
economic event
31
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surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
30
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96
labour power
key concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy
29
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marginal propensity to consume
metric in economics
27
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98
Debt monetization
government finance
27
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99
overproduction
excess of supply over demand of products being offered to an economic market
26
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100
efficiency wage
concept in economy that higher wages may increase the efficiency of the workers
24
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