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equity and efficiency trade-off  

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  • EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY trade-off refers to the idea that while free markets perform quite well in producing economic efficiency, the market mechanism does not necessarily produce outcomes that a society would judge to be equitable. If a society values equity, it may be willing to sacrifice some efficiency in order to gain additional equity. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Equity and Efficiency Trade-Off]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZBBNLP91-V

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