What's the difference between economic equilibrium and market equilibrium?  Please give the most complete answer in not more than 3 sentences.

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What's the difference between economic equilibrium and market equilibrium

Please give the most complete answer in not more than 3 sentences. 

 

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What's the difference between economic equilibrium and market equilibrium? 

Definition of Market Equilibrium-

  •  Market equilibrium is a situation where for a particular commodity supply is equal to demand. When the market is in the equilibrium, there is no tendency for the prices to change. We can say the market-clearing price has been achieved.
  • A market is a place where sellers and buyers meet to exchange money for goods and services.

 

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