Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion
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The Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion is an economic efficiency test stating that a policy change is desirable if those who gain could in principle compensate those who lose and still be better off, regardless of whether compensation actually occurs.
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Target entity: Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion Context triple: [John R. Hicks, knownFor, Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion]
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Pareto efficiency
Pareto efficiency is an economic concept describing an allocation of resources where no individual can be made better off without making someone else worse off.
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B.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
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C.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
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E.
Ricardian equivalence
Ricardian equivalence is an economic theory proposing that consumers anticipate future taxes implied by government borrowing and therefore adjust their saving so that deficit-financed tax cuts do not affect overall demand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion Target entity description: The Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion is an economic efficiency test stating that a policy change is desirable if those who gain could in principle compensate those who lose and still be better off, regardless of whether compensation actually occurs.
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A.
Pareto efficiency
Pareto efficiency is an economic concept describing an allocation of resources where no individual can be made better off without making someone else worse off.
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B.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
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C.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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D.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
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E.
Ricardian equivalence
Ricardian equivalence is an economic theory proposing that consumers anticipate future taxes implied by government borrowing and therefore adjust their saving so that deficit-financed tax cuts do not affect overall demand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic efficiency criterion
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welfare economics concept ⓘ |
| aimsAt | efficiency evaluation without explicit value judgments on equity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion
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surface form:
Kaldor–Hicks efficiency criterion
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| appliesTo | policy changes with winners and losers ⓘ |
| assumes |
individual preferences are given
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interpersonal utility comparisons are not required ⓘ monetary measures of gains and losses ⓘ |
| category | economic theorems and concepts ⓘ |
| compares | alternative social states ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | actual Pareto improvement ⓘ |
| coreIdea | a policy change is desirable if gainers could in principle compensate losers and still be better off ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
ignoring distributional consequences
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not ensuring losers are actually compensated ⓘ path dependence of evaluations ⓘ possibility of inconsistent social rankings ⓘ |
| defines |
Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kaldor–Hicks efficiency
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| doesNotRequire | actual compensation ⓘ |
| field |
cost–benefit analysis
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microeconomics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| generalizes | Pareto improvement concept ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
depends on initial income distribution
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sensitive to choice of numeraire ⓘ |
| influenced | modern cost–benefit analysis standards ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
welfare economics
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surface form:
Paretian welfare economics
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| involves | potential Pareto improvement ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| measurementBasis |
willingness to accept
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willingness to pay ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John R. Hicks
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surface form:
John Hicks
Nicholas Kaldor ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pareto efficiency
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Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scitovsky paradox
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| requires |
aggregate gains exceed aggregate losses in monetary terms
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potential compensation only ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cost–benefit analysis of public projects
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law and economics ⓘ policy evaluation ⓘ |
| usedToJustify | policies with net monetary benefits ⓘ |
| uses | hypothetical compensation test ⓘ |
| weakerThan |
Pareto efficiency
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surface form:
Pareto criterion
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