Remarks on the first welfare theorem with nonordered preferences (Q1080341)
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Remarks on the first welfare theorem with nonordered preferences (English)
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1985
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A strong convexity assumption is used to establish the first fundamental theorem of welfare economics using the strong definition of Pareto optimality without assuming that the weak preference relations are complete or transitive. An example demonstrates that Debreu's nonsatiation and convexity assumptions [see \textit{G. Debreu}, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 40, 588-592 (1954; Zbl 0055.380)] are insufficient to establish the result in the absence of transitivity.
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first welfare theorem
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nonordered preferences
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strong convexity assumption
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Pareto optimality
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