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Welfare Economics
Welfare economics is a branch of economics that uses microeconomic techniques to evaluate the overall well-being of a society based on how resources and goods are allocated. It assesses economic efficiency and income distribution by employing analytical tools such as Pareto efficiency and social welfare functions. A key figure in its development was the neoclassical economist Arthur Pigou.
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