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4 marks, −1Microeconomics › Welfare economics and social choice › Pareto efficiency and Pareto improvementsHardabout 3 min

DSE 2021 Question 27: Welfare economics and social choice

In an exchange economy there are two goods XXX and YYY and two agents A and B. A owns 10 units of good YYY while B owns 10 units of good XXX. A has lexicographic preferences with good XXX coming before good YYY (she chooses the bundle with the most XXX; only in a tie on XXX does she compare YYY). B has lexicographic preferences with good YYY before good XXX. Statement I: an allocation where A gets 10 units of good XXX and B gets 10 units of good YYY is Pareto optimal. Statement II: an allocation where A gets 10 units of XXX and 5 units of YYY while B gets 5 units of YYY is Pareto optimal. Choose the correct answer.

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In an exchange economy there are two goods X and Y and two agents A and B. A owns 10 units of good Y while B owns 10 units of good X. A has lexicographic preferences with good X coming before good Y (she chooses the bundle with the most X; only in a tie on X does she compare Y). B has lexicographic preferences with good Y before good X. Statement I: an allocation where A gets 10 units of good X and B gets 10 units of good Y is Pareto optimal. Statement II: an allocation where A gets 10 units of X and 5 units of Y while B gets 5 units of Y is Pareto optimal. Choose the correct answer. (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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This question is on Pareto efficiency and Pareto improvements, part of Welfare economics and social choice in Microeconomics.

What it means for an allocation to be efficient, checked in exchange economies and other settings.

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