The author is an economic columnist and CEO of Geuljaengi.Inc. Adam Smith, the founding father of economics, mentioned the ...

The concept of the invisible hand is often credited to economist Adam Smith, as the term appeared in his 1759 work, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments," and again in "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776.

Adam Smith. Father of capitalism. Coined "the invisible hand." Wrote the oft referred to but rarely read, "Wealth of Nations." He was also a deeply odd guy who mumbled to himself in public ...

His treatise "The Wealth of Nations" describes the evolution ... Smith proclaimed the principle of the "invisible hand": Every individual in pursuing his or her own good is led, as if by an ...

Adam Smith labeled the machine the “invisible hand.” In The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, Smith, widely considered the father of economics, emphasized the economy’s self-regulating nature—that ...