According to adam smith, as long as farmers, laborers, and business people received economic reward for their efforts, they would work hard. further, this self-interested focus of market participants would lead to increases in prosperity for the society as a whole and most of its members. smith called this process:
a. the invisible hand
b. an economic feedback loope
c. conomic self-reliance
d. the circular economy

1) u. s. real gdp is substantially higher today than it was 60 years ago. what does this tell us, and what does it not tell us, about the well-being of u. s. residents? what are the limitations of the gdp as a measure of economic well-being? given the limitations, why is gdp usually regarded as the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being? 2) what is an intermediate good? how does an intermediate good differ from a final good? explain why it is the case that the value of intermediate goods produced and sold during the year is not included directly as part of gdp, but the value of intermediate goods produced and not sold is included directly as part of gdp.

What is the difference between secure bonds and naked bonds?

Why should managers invest any excess cash