Economics (11th Edition) Standalone Book
Economics (11th Edition) Standalone Book
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260225587
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 1QE
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The central coordinating mechanism in a market economy.

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A market economy is a system in which decisions related to the economy and the pricing of products and services are directed by the exchanges that take place between country’s citizens and businesses. The central coordinating mechanism in a market economy is the price mechanism. The price mechanism is the system where the demand and supply forces determine the prices of goods and services. In a market economy, the buyer’s demand and the seller’s supply meet at a point, where the price that the buyer is willing to pay is equal to the price seller is willing to get for a particular quantity of the product. Thus, this mechanism centrally coordinates the market and hence helps to decide the quantity that needs to be supplied in the market. Hence, price mechanism is a central coordinating mechanism in a market economy.

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