r/EconomicTheory is a subreddit with 7k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses economics, economy, theory, inflation, and credit.
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia, "management of a household, administration") from οἶκος (oikos, "house") + νόμος (nomos, "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house(hold)"
Popular Themes in r/EconomicTheory
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Advice Requests
: "I am an economist in a low-income country and I am helping my brother with his thesis. Where can I read about the methodology to analyze trend charts of macroeconomic variables?"
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Ideas
: "A game theory workshop I gave for my debating society on game theory (just some basics with some applications to debating/ policy practice)"
8 posts
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News
: "55 years after MLK Jr. called for guaranteed income to fight poverty, some cities are finally taking his lead"
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Solution Requests
: "PLS HELP ME WITH THIS TASK"
2 posts
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Self-Promotion
: "My book Monetary Kaleidics is now an eBook on Amazon as requested"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/EconomicTheory
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Economics
: "Introductory Economics book recommendations"
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Economy
: "Building Economy: the decentralized perspective of mixed reality"
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Theory
: "Good books to understand economics and economic Theory"
18 posts
#4
Inflation
: "If the U.S Dollar experienced hyperInflation what would the impact be on the world?"
17 posts
#5
Credit
9 posts
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Tax
: "Tax manipulation for higher profits, GDP, and Tax revenues."
8 posts
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Books
: "Source book in economics, (1912) PDF book by Frank A. Fetter | Study eBooks - Best Free eBooks"
8 posts
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Market
7 posts
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Mcq
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Income
: "Explaining a Negative Income Tax"
5 posts
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Last updated: July 23, 2026