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Behavioral economics is a Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Budget constraint is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Consumer choice theory influences Supply and demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Demand is part of Supply and demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Ecological economics applies to Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Economic equilibrium is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Economics depends on Scarcity. Activate to inspect this relation.Game theory applies to Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Macroeconomics is a Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Macroeconomics is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Marginal utility is part of Utility. Activate to inspect this relation.Marketing applies to Supply and demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Microeconomics is a Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Microeconomics is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Monopoly is part of Microeconomics. Activate to inspect this relation.Political economy is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Price elasticity of demand is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Real estate applies to Supply and demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply and demand causes Price. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply and demand is part of Microeconomics. Activate to inspect this relation.Supply is part of Supply and demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Trade is part of Economics. Activate to inspect this relation.Utility influences Demand. Activate to inspect this relation.Utility is part of Microeconomics. Activate to inspect this relation.Marginal utilityUtilityDemandMicroeconomicsSupply and demandEconomicsMonopolyPriceSupplyConsumer choice theoryMarketingReal estateBehavioral economicsMacroeconomicsScarcityPrice elasticity of demandBudget constraintEcological economicsEconomic equilibriumPolitical economyTradeGame theory
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100 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Accounting, Actuarial Science, Agriculture, Algebra….

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22 concepts24 relationships13 disciplines4 relation families

Marginal utility

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At a glance

In mainstream economics, marginal utility refers to the change in utility of one unit of a good or service.

Disciplines
Economics · Microeconomics
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Leaf concept
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1 · 1 relation families
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Bridge concepts (116)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Feedback3
    Biology, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Systems Biology, Systems Science · connects to Balancing loop, Reinforcing loop, Resilience
  • Climate2
    Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics · connects to Agriculture, Seasonality
  • Dominant strategy2
    Game Theory, Mathematics · connects to Game theory, Nash equilibrium
  • Environmental valuation2
    Ecological Economics · connects to Externality, Natural capital
  • Epidemic spread2
    Epidemiology, Network Science, Public Health · connects to Exponential growth, Risk

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 13 disciplines: Business, Ecological Economics, Ecology, Economics, Marketing, Mathematics, Microeconomics, Political Economy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Real Estate, Sustainability Science.
  • Marginal utility is a bridge concept — viewed here through Economics, Microeconomics.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Trade offs explains 3 concepts in this view (Ecology, Economics, Microeconomics, Political Science, Public Policy, Sustainability Science).

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

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Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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What this is

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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