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Condition for Pareto Efficiency: No Unconsumed Goods
A fundamental property of any Pareto-efficient allocation is that no goods are wasted or left unconsumed. If a surplus of a good exists, it could be distributed to at least one individual to make them better off without making anyone else worse off, meaning the initial allocation was not Pareto efficient. Consequently, for any allocation on the Pareto efficiency curve, an increase in one person's consumption must necessitate a decrease in another's.
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Condition for Pareto Efficiency: No Unconsumed Goods
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Condition for Pareto Efficiency: No Unconsumed Goods
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