Second Property of Pareto Efficiency - No Unconsumed Resources
The second property of a Pareto-efficient allocation is that all available resources are consumed. When this condition is met, it is impossible to make someone better off by simply reallocating the consumed goods, as any increase in one person's share must result in a decrease for another. Conversely, if resources are left unconsumed, the allocation is inefficient because distributing the surplus would improve the well-being of at least one person without making anyone else worse off.
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Ch.5 The rules of the game: Who gets what and why - The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics @ CORE Econ
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