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Economics

Economic Efficiency

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An economy is said to be efficient if no one can be made better off without making someone else worse off—a condition known as Pareto efficiency.

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You have a limited budget for groceries. How do you decide what to buy to get the most satisfaction? Economists face a similar question for entire societies: how to use scarce resources to maximize overall well-being.