Microeconomics
Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Explain the coordination mechanism.

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The method of coordination mechanism is a system of balancing the needs of individuals with the desires of others. All markets are a type of coordination mechanism. Another method of the coordination mechanism is the algorithm that matches the demand of students for courses and the courses they are assigned. In short, the modern mechanisms and institutions that are used to solve the coordination problems are called the coordination mechanism.   

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