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QuizMultiple Choice

Economic Policy: Influential Theories

Question 8 • * HSA 26-27 Economics

Friedrich Hayek believed that

Answer
A
behaviors could be easily predicted.
B
individuals could not influence the economy.
C
the economy is simply explained through behaviors.
D
the economy is too complicated to apply aggregates.

Explanation

Hayek emphasized that economic activity arises from many individuals making decisions with scattered, incomplete knowledge. Because the economy is highly complex, broad aggregates can hide important differences and relationships, making them inadequate for fully understanding or directing it. So the best choice is “the economy is too complicated to apply aggregates.”

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