Kaldor-Hicks criterion

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf economic efficiency criterion
gptkbp:alternativeName compensation principle
gptkbp:appliesTo cost-benefit analysis
gptkbp:basisFor potential Pareto improvement
gptkbp:category gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:contrastsWith Pareto criterion
gptkbp:defines A change is Kaldor-Hicks efficient if those that are made better off could in theory compensate those that are made worse off, and still have a net gain.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kaldor-Hicks criterion
gptkbp:introducedIn 1939
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Hicks
gptkb:Nicholas_Kaldor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pareto_efficiency
gptkbp:usedFor policy evaluation
gptkbp:usedIn welfare economics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kaldor-Hicks_efficiency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7