List of basic economics topics

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For a more comprehensive list, see the List of economics topics.

Basic topics in economics include:

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[edit] Nature of economics

Main article: Economics

[edit] Branches of economics

[edit] History of economics

Main article: History of economics

[edit] Basic economics concepts

[edit] Economics scholars

[edit] Leaders in economics

[edit] Economics lists

Main article: List of economics topics


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Economics is the study of economies and economic activities such as the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. By extension, economics also studies the creation and distribution of wealth, the abundance and scarcity of resources, human activity, and human welfare. See also the List of economics topics.

Below is a list of basic topics related to the field of economics:

[edit] Branches of economics

[edit] Subdisciplines of economics

[edit] Methodologies of economics

[edit] Multidisciplinary fields involving economics

[edit] Market forms

Main article: Market form
  • Perfect competition, in which the market consists of a very large number of firms producing a homogeneous product.
  • Monopolistic competition, also called competitive market, where there are a large number of independent firms which have a very small proportion of the market share.
  • Monopoly, where there is only one provider of a product or service.
  • Monopsony, when there is only one buyer in a market.
  • Natural monopoly, a monopoly in which economies of scale cause efficiency to increase continuously with the size of the firm.
  • Oligopoly, in which a market is dominated by a small number of firms which own more than 40% of the market share.
  • Oligopsony, a market dominated by many sellers and a few buyers.

[edit] General economics topics

Economies
Sectors and Systems
  Closed economy
  Dual economy
  Gift economy
  Informal economy
  Market economy
  Mixed economy
  Open economy
  Participatory economy
  Planned economy
  Subsistence economy
  Underground economy
  Virtual economy
Real-World Examples and Models  
  Anglo-Saxon economy
  American School
  Global economy
  Hunter-gatherer economy
  Information economy
  New industrial economy
  Palace economy
  Plantation economy
  Social market economy
  Transition economy
Ideologies and Theories
  Capitalist economy
  Corporate economy
  Natural economy
  Socialist economy
  Token economy
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