fundamental theorems of welfare economics

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:assumes perfect competition
perfect information
complete markets
no externalities
convex preferences
gptkbp:field welfare economics
gptkbp:firstTheorem any competitive equilibrium leads to a Pareto efficient allocation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label fundamental theorems of welfare economics
gptkbp:influenced general equilibrium theory
market design
public economics
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Kenneth_Arrow
gptkb:Gerard_Debreu
gptkb:Lionel_McKenzie
gptkbp:numberOfTheorems 2
gptkbp:originatedIn 20th century
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Econometrica
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Pareto_efficiency
market failure
competitive equilibrium
gptkbp:secondTheorem any Pareto efficient allocation can be achieved by a competitive equilibrium, given suitable redistribution of initial endowments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arrow-Debreu_model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7