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  1. The expression "invisible hand" is fundamentally associated with economics But the expression really started to become popular in the middle of the 20th century. Adam Smith himself only used it twice, once in The Theory of Moral Sentiments and once in The Wealth of Nations. 1/3
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      I also made a plot but with the French translation — "main invisible" Same general pattern compared to "invisible hand", except that the expression was already in use before Smith published his books. Not sure in which context. Also wondering if it influenced him? 2/3
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        I created these plots after reading a post Alvaro La Parra-Perez published on Mastodon econtwitter.net/@osc/109704193622323879 3/3
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