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Pareto Inefficiency from Unaccounted Social Costs and Benefits
When individuals or firms make decisions without considering the complete social costs and benefits of their actions, the resulting resource allocation is Pareto inefficient. This inefficiency signifies that there are other possible arrangements that could make at least one person better off without harming anyone else.
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