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Justifying Pareto Efficiency

Consider the following payoff matrix for two farmers choosing between an Integrated Pest Control method (I) and a chemical pesticide (T). The payoffs are listed as (Farmer 1's payoff, Farmer 2's payoff).

             Farmer 2's Choice
             +-----------+-----------+
             |     I     |     T     |
+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Farmer 1's I |  (3, 3)   |  (1, 4)   |
| Choice   T |  (4, 1)   |  (2, 2)   |
+------------+-----------+-----------+

Explain why the outcome (T, I), where Farmer 1 chooses 'T' and Farmer 2 chooses 'I', is considered Pareto efficient. Your explanation must demonstrate why no other outcome represents a Pareto improvement over (T, I).

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