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> 1 sense of the expression
economic theory
:
NOUN
cognition
economic theory
(economics) a
theory
of
commercial activities
(such as the
production
and
consumption
of goods)
English
>
economic theory
: 1 sense
> noun 1, cognition
Meaning
(economics) a
theory
of
commercial activities
(such as the
production
and
consumption
of goods).
Category
economics
,
economic science
,
political economy
The branch of
social science
that deals with the
production
and distribution and
consumption
of goods and
services
and their
management
Part of
economics
,
economic science
,
political economy
The branch of
social science
that deals with the
production
and distribution and
consumption
of goods and
services
and their
management
Narrower
Keynesianism
The
economic theories
of
John Maynard Keynes
who
advocated
government
monetary
and
fiscal
programs
intended to
stimulate
business activity
and
increase
employment
Malthusianism
,
Malthusian theory
Malthus'
theory
that
population
increase
/
increase
/
increase
would
outpace
increases
/
increases
/
increases
in the
means
of
subsistence
consumerism
The
theory
that an
increasing
consumption
of goods is
economically
beneficial
liberalism
An
economic theory
advocating
free
competition
and a
self-regulating
market
monetarism
An
economic theory
holding
that
variations
in
unemployment
and the
rate of inflation
are
usually
caused by
changes
in the supply of
money
rent seeking
,
rent-seeking
(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a profit through production or trade
Broader
theory
A well-substantiated
explanation
of some
aspect
of the natural
world
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