Why is it that in economics, when demand is greater than supply, prices “automatically” go up? Isn’t it sellers that decide to raise prices because buyers are willing to pay more? Couldn’t sellers choose to not raise prices?

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Why is it that in economics, when demand is greater than supply, prices “automatically” go up? Isn’t it sellers that decide to raise prices because buyers are willing to pay more? Couldn’t sellers choose to not raise prices?

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Economics is based upon the premise that participants making choices. So of course they could.

Sometimes people act in ways which economics would not predict.

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