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Pareto Efficiency and Economic Equality Quiz

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Which economist is Pareto efficiency named after?

Karl Marx

John Maynard Keynes

Adam Smith

Vilfredo Pareto (correct)

What is a Pareto improvement?

A situation where some agents will lose and no agents will gain

A situation where everyone gains

A situation where some agents will gain and no agents will lose (correct)

A situation where everyone loses

What is a Pareto-dominated situation?

A situation where some agents will gain and no agents will lose

A situation where there exists a possible Pareto improvement (correct)

A situation where everyone loses

A situation where there is no scope for further improvement

What is the Pareto front?

<p>The set of all Pareto-efficient situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Pareto optimality?

<p>A situation where no action or allocation is available that makes one individual better off without making another worse off</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Pareto efficiency is named after Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist.

Pareto Improvement

A Pareto improvement is a change that makes at least one individual better off without making anyone else worse off.

Pareto-Dominated Situation

A Pareto-dominated situation occurs when there exists a feasible alternative that is preferred by all individuals.

Pareto Front

The Pareto front is a set of optimal solutions that represent the best possible trade-offs between different objectives.

Pareto Optimality

Pareto optimality is a state in which resources are allocated in an optimal way, meaning that it is impossible to make one individual better off without making someone else worse off.

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Test your knowledge of Pareto efficiency, Pareto optimality, and their relationship to economic efficiency and income distribution in this quiz. Learn about Vilfredo Pareto and the key concepts associated with his studies.