Kaldor-Hicks efficiency

(idea) by thornton Tue Dec 12 2000 at 2:07:09
(In monosyllables)

A case in which the winners win more than the losers lose.

Generally considered a more pragmatic defintion of efficiency, since Pareto efficiency represents an idealization.

See law and economics.

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