Home›Sources›Encyclopaedia BritannicaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaGeneral EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextEconomics Atlas. "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://economics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextEconomics Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://economics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{economicsatlas-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Economics Atlas}, title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://economics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedEncyclopaedia Britannica is a long running English language general encyclopedia, first published in Edinburgh in 1768 and now maintained online. It draws on named subject specialists and an editorial review process, and its economics coverage is used throughout this atlas for uncontroversial background facts about people, institutions and events.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (206 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Source TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Claims Backed By This Source (206 claims)This source backs 206 claims across the atlas. As facts: 131 well-attested, 8 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 9 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 55 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicEconomists, 67 claims: 53 well-attested, 1 holds, 13 general references.Events, 46 claims: 26 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 6 connected, 1 held Differently, 9 general references.Institutions, 40 claims: 24 well-attested, 2 connected, 14 general references.Schools of Thought, 30 claims: 12 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate, 1 connected, 12 general references.Concepts, 20 claims: 13 well-attested, 7 general references.Sources, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.Well-attested131ConceptsBusiness CycleComparative AdvantageFiat CurrencyGross Domestic ProductInflationOpportunity CostSupply and DemandEconomistsAdam SmithCarl MengerDouglass NorthFrancois QuesnayFrank KnightFriedrich A. HayekJohn Maynard KeynesKarl MarxLudwig von MisesMilton FriedmanOliver WilliamsonRonald CoaseThorstein VeblenEvents2008 Financial CrisisAsian Financial Crisis (1997-98)Bretton Woods ConferenceGreat DepressionOpium WarsRepeal of the Corn LawsSouth Sea BubbleTulip ManiaWeimar Republic HyperinflationInstitutionsDutch East India CompanyEast India CompanyFederal Reserve SystemHudson's Bay CompanyInternational Monetary FundMedici BankWorld BankSchools of ThoughtAustrian SchoolBehavioral EconomicsClassical EconomicsGerman Historical SchoolInstitutional EconomicsKeynesian EconomicsMarxian EconomicsMonetarist EconomicsNeoclassical EconomicsPhysiocracySourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaScholarly debate8Events2008 Financial CrisisGreat DepressionTulip ManiaSchools of ThoughtChicago SchoolGerman Historical SchoolMercantilismPhysiocracyHolds2EconomistsOliver WilliamsonEventsRepeal of the Corn LawsConnected9EventsAsian Financial Crisis (1997-98)Bretton Woods ConferenceOpium WarsRepeal of the Corn LawsSouth Sea BubbleWeimar Republic HyperinflationInstitutionsEast India CompanySchools of ThoughtNew Institutional EconomicsHeld Differently1EventsWeimar Republic HyperinflationGeneral References55ConceptsBusiness CycleComparative AdvantageFiat CurrencyGross Domestic ProductInflationOpportunity CostSupply and DemandEconomistsAdam SmithCarl MengerDouglass NorthFrancois QuesnayFrank KnightFriedrich A. HayekJohn Maynard KeynesKarl MarxLudwig von MisesMilton FriedmanOliver WilliamsonRonald CoaseThorstein VeblenEvents2008 Financial CrisisAsian Financial Crisis (1997-98)Bretton Woods ConferenceGreat DepressionOpium WarsRepeal of the Corn LawsSouth Sea BubbleTulip ManiaWeimar Republic HyperinflationInstitutionsDutch East India CompanyEast India CompanyFederal Reserve SystemHudson's Bay CompanyInternational Monetary FundMedici BankWorld BankSchools of ThoughtAustrian SchoolBehavioral EconomicsChicago SchoolClassical EconomicsGerman Historical SchoolInstitutional EconomicsKeynesian EconomicsMarxian EconomicsMercantilismMonetarist EconomicsNeoclassical EconomicsPhysiocracyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year