is a market economy good or bad 
most economists say that a market economy system is best able to deliver a high quality of life to most of its citizens its benefits include increased efficiency steady economic growth and motivation for innovation its potential downsides include the risks of monopolies exploitation of labor and income inequality the bottom linea market economy is driven by the law of supply and demand however most modern economies could strictly be called mixed economies that is the government steps in as needed to alleviate problems or correct injustices the real problem for economists and for all citizens is defining the degree of government intervention that is needed 