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| | !rowspan=2 style="padding:6px 6px 6px 30px"|''A'' | | !rowspan=2 style="padding:6px 6px 6px 30px"|''A'' |
| | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|1 | | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|1 |
| − | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: bad / B: bad | + | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: good / B: good |
| − | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: bad / B: good | + | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: bad / B: very good |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|2 | | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|2 |
| − | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: good / B: bad | + | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px"|A: very good / B: bad |
| − | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px; background:#999999"|A: good / B: good | + | |style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:6px; background:#999999"|A: OK / B: OK |
| | |} | | |} |
| | </div> | | </div> |
| − | 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". | + | In the case shown at the right side, participants A and B can choose between "1" and "2". The result can either be "very good", "good", "OK", or "bad". |
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| | The highlighted field ("2/2") is the Pareto optimal situation. All other situations can be improved. | | The highlighted field ("2/2") is the Pareto optimal situation. All other situations can be improved. |
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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. | | 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. |
| | {{clear}} | | {{clear}} |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| | *[http://wilcoxen.cp.maxwell.syr.edu/pages/225.html Pareto Efficiency] by Peter J. Wilcoxen | | *[http://wilcoxen.cp.maxwell.syr.edu/pages/225.html Pareto Efficiency] by Peter J. Wilcoxen |