Students in introductory economics rarely get much exposure to historical ideas, but they often hear about at least one historical concept: “the invisible hand.” Unfortunately, what they learn about the invisible hand – at least as far as is evident in the leading undergraduate textbooks – is flawed, largely because it is removed from its historical context. In this paper, we describe recent research on Smith’s metaphor and suggest some simple ways for instructors to use it – informed by the context in which it was written and Smith’s original intent. We also describe some simple classroom experiments that aid in these discussions.

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亚当·史密斯（Adam Smith）和不是那么看不见的手：针对本科课堂的修订

入门经济学的学生很少接触历史观念，但他们经常听到至少一个历史观念：“看不见的手”。不幸的是，他们对这种看不见的手所学到的东西（至少在领先的本科生教科书中就可以看到）是有缺陷的，主要是因为它已被从其历史背景中删除。在本文中，我们描述了史密斯隐喻的最新研究，并为教师提供了一些简单的方法来使用它-受到史密斯写作背景和史密斯初衷的启发。我们还描述了一些有助于这些讨论的简单课堂实验。