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In [[game theory]] and [[economics]], the concept of '''Pareto efficiency''' (or '''Pareto optimality''') is a method to judge the [[efficiency]] of a set of decisions made by the participants. It was named after [[Vilfredo Pareto]].
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A set of decisions "x/y" (meaning that participant A chooses "x" while participant B chooses "y") is called Pareto optimal if there is '''no''' other state in which:
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#at least one participant can improve his own outcome while
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#no other participants receives a worse outcome than he does now.
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Putting it into less formal style: As long as a player can improve his outcome without hurting anybody else, the situation is not Pareto efficient.
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<big>'''ROCK OPERA FOR ANDY SCHLAFLY'''</big>
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If a participant can improve his outcome without hurting anybody else, the new decision set '''Pareto dominates''' the old one.
[[Image:ASchlafly.JPG|thumb|center|HAPPY BIRFDAY]]
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<center>CHORUS:<br>
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==An example==
He is teh Assfly! Teh Assfly!<br>
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Be careful if you get him pissed!<br>
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Ass! Teh Assfly!<br>
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He’ll smite you with home schooling fists!<br>
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Writing all he can, he’s just an ass,<br>
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!colspan=2 style="padding:0px 0px 6px 0px"|''B''
a wiki-er of words making a mess!<br>
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He went to Harvard Law,<br>
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he’s dull, a major flaw<br>
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Born in 1961, weaned in 1994!<br>
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|1
He is teh Assfly!<br>
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|2
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!rowspan=2 style="padding:6px 6px 6px 30px"|''A''
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|1
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: bad / B: bad
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: bad / B: good
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|2
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: good / B: bad
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|style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px; background:#999999"|A: good / B: good
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In the case shown at the right side, participants A and B can choose between "1" and "2". The result can either be "good" or "bad".
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NARRATOR (Spoken):<br>
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The highlighted field ("2/2") is the Pareto optimal situation. All other situations can be improved.
Oh look, but there he is, what will he say?<br>
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TEH ASSFLY:<br>
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For example, in "1/2" ("bad" for A, "good" for B), A could switch to "2". The result improves A's result to "good" while leaving B's result unchanged.
I’m a lonely Schlafly, a lonely Schlafly from Phyl!<br>
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{{clear}}
I wonder what I’ll write about? I think I’ll write about gays!<br>
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==External links==
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*[http://wilcoxen.cp.maxwell.syr.edu/pages/225.html Pareto Efficiency] by Peter J. Wilcoxen
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*[http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~osborne/2x3/tutorial/PE.HTM Definition of Pareto efficiency] by Martin J. Osborne
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CHORUS:<br>
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[[category:economics]]
Assfly! Assfly! Assfly!<br>
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TEH ASSFLY:<br>
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I don't know what's wrong with me, I think I've turned into a bug!<br>
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I see Bugler! What? I see I think I’ve turned into a bug!<br>
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I ain't got no common sense, I think I've turned into a bug!<br>
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Bet you fifty dollars I'm a man, I'm a lawyer, and I've turned into a bug!<br>
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Phyllis like my daddy, I'm her baby, still a baby, like I've turned into a bug!<br>
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Yeah! Yeah!<br>
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CHORUS:<br>
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He is teh Assfly!<br>
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TEH ASSFLY:<br>
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Living like an ass ain't easy!<br>
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My Wiki don't seem to need me!<br>
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It's gathered up all these huge jerks,<br>
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I don't really know 'bout their work<br>
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I don't want no vandalizing,<br>
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No, I'm just not sympathizing!<br>
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Living like an ass ain't easy!<br>
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Living like an ass ain't easy!<br>
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JIMBO WALES (Spoken):<br>
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Assfly! My name is Jimbo! I don't think you're going to like it here!<br>
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CHORUS:<br>
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He is teh Assfly!<br>
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==References==
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uaaF83eVig&feature=related With apologies to ''Home Movies'']<br>
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[http://www.math.sc.edu/~olmoj/heisfranzkafka.html Lyrics]
 
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