Reconciling Economic Efficiency and Fairness in Policy
An economist testifies that a proposed clean air ordinance would lead to a Pareto-efficient outcome. However, the owner of a local factory, which would be required to install expensive new equipment, argues the policy is unfair and makes their business worse off. Using the provided data, explain how both the economist and the factory owner can be correct. In your explanation, you must clearly distinguish between the concepts of a Pareto-efficient outcome and a Pareto improvement.
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