Triple
T3011380
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Economics of Welfare |
E82228
|
entity |
| Predicate | proposesConcept |
P32
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Pigouvian tax |
E82233
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Pigouvian tax | Statement: [The Economics of Welfare, proposesConcept, Pigouvian tax]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pigouvian tax Context triple: [The Economics of Welfare, proposesConcept, Pigouvian tax]
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A.
Pigouvian taxes
chosen
Pigouvian taxes are corrective taxes designed to address negative externalities by aligning private costs with social costs, thereby improving overall economic efficiency.
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B.
Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion
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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C.
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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D.
Superfund excise taxes
Superfund excise taxes are specialized federal taxes on certain chemicals, petroleum products, and related industries that help finance the cleanup of hazardous waste sites in the United States.
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E.
Laffer curve
The Laffer curve is an economic theory that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government revenue, suggesting that beyond a certain point higher tax rates reduce total revenue by discouraging work and investment.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad8b1eb53481908c39bbcd1ec104b2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9a4e2c8c8190a8fed3604780826b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e6410e481909753bef34e053363 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.