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Partial vs general equilibrium
Partial equilibrium studies one market on its own with everything else held fixed. General equilibrium studies all markets at once, tracking how a shock in one spills into the others. Walras’ law says that if every market but one clears, the last one must clear too.
Also called: Walras' law, partial equilibrium
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