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Pareto Efficiency
Pareto Criterion
Limitations and Practical Use of Pareto Efficiency
The concept of Pareto efficiency must be applied with caution due to two main limitations. First, it is a conservative criterion that can result in multiple, different efficient allocations, without providing a way to determine which is best. Second, an outcome can be Pareto efficient yet still be widely considered unfair or undesirable. Acknowledging these limitations is crucial; however, Pareto efficiency remains a useful tool for evaluating economic outcomes, especially when used alongside other criteria like fairness.
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Evaluating Outcomes in a Shared Project
Consider an economic situation where a particular distribution of resources is described as 'Pareto efficient'. This description implies that the distribution is also necessarily fair and equitable.
Four possible outcomes (A, B, C, D) exist for an economic interaction between two individuals, Person 1 and Person 2. The payoffs for each person under each outcome are listed below. Which of these outcomes is NOT Pareto efficient?
- Outcome A: (Person 1: 10, Person 2: 10)
- Outcome B: (Person 1: 12, Person 2: 8)
- Outcome C: (Person 1: 5, Person 2: 5)
- Outcome D: (Person 1: 15, Person 2: 2)
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Evaluating Resource Allocation Scenarios
Analysis of Allocative Efficiency in a Shared Decision
Analyze the following economic scenarios involving two people. Match each scenario with its correct classification.
Analyzing a Public Policy Decision
In an economy consisting of only two individuals, if one person possesses all of the available resources and the other person has none, this allocation cannot be Pareto efficient.
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Pareto Inefficiency from Asymmetric Information
Limitations and Practical Use of Pareto Efficiency
The Two Fundamental Properties of Pareto Efficiency
Pareto Inefficiency from Unaccounted Social Costs and Benefits
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Pareto Dominance
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Limitations and Practical Use of Pareto Efficiency
Two roommates, Sam and Pat, are deciding on a new apartment layout. The table below shows four possible layouts (A, B, C, D) and the level of satisfaction each roommate would get from them, represented by a number. According to the principle that an allocation is an improvement over another only if at least one person is made better off and no one is made worse off, which of the following statements is true?
Layout Sam's Satisfaction Pat's Satisfaction A 5 5 B 7 4 C 6 5 D 8 8 City Policy Decision Analysis
Comparing Economic Policies
A proposed city project will build a new public park. This project increases the property values and well-being for 1,000 residents. However, to build the park, one resident's home must be acquired by the city, and while they are compensated, they consider themselves slightly worse off because they have to move. According to the principle that an outcome is an improvement only if at least one person is better off and no one is worse off, this project is considered an improvement.
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An economist observes a situation where a valuable resource is entirely allocated to one individual, leaving none for another. This allocation is considered efficient because it is impossible to make the second person better off (by giving them some of the resource) without making the first person worse off. What does this example demonstrate about the concept of economic efficiency?
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Policy Decision and Economic Efficiency
An economic policy that results in a Pareto efficient allocation of resources is, by definition, the most desirable and equitable outcome for a society.
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