Practice mode Introduction To Economics

Which statement about a market economy is correct?

Correct answer C. Market participants act as if guided by an invisible hand to produce outcomes that maximise social welfare

Explanation

Adam Smith's invisible hand describes how self-interested buyers and sellers, responding to prices, are led to outcomes that tend to maximise total welfare without central direction.

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