welfare economics
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Welfare economics is a branch of economics that evaluates how the allocation of resources affects social well-being, often using ethical and efficiency criteria to assess and guide public policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| welfare economics canonical | 11 |
| Paretian welfare economics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1212250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: welfare economics Context triple: [Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment, mainSubject, welfare economics]
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A.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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neoclassical economics
Neoclassical economics is a dominant school of economic thought that explains prices, output, and income distribution primarily through marginal analysis, individual rational choice, and market equilibrium.
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Economic Sciences
Economic Sciences is the academic discipline that studies how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies allocate scarce resources and make decisions about production, distribution, and consumption.
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Theoretical Economics
Theoretical Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research in economic theory, including microeconomic theory, game theory, and related fields.
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Collective Choice and Social Welfare
Collective Choice and Social Welfare is a foundational work in social choice theory that rigorously examines how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions while addressing issues of welfare, justice, and fairness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: welfare economics Target entity description: Welfare economics is a branch of economics that evaluates how the allocation of resources affects social well-being, often using ethical and efficiency criteria to assess and guide public policy.
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A.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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B.
neoclassical economics
Neoclassical economics is a dominant school of economic thought that explains prices, output, and income distribution primarily through marginal analysis, individual rational choice, and market equilibrium.
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C.
Economic Sciences
Economic Sciences is the academic discipline that studies how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies allocate scarce resources and make decisions about production, distribution, and consumption.
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D.
Theoretical Economics
Theoretical Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research in economic theory, including microeconomic theory, game theory, and related fields.
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E.
Collective Choice and Social Welfare
Collective Choice and Social Welfare is a foundational work in social choice theory that rigorously examines how individual preferences can be aggregated into collective decisions while addressing issues of welfare, justice, and fairness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
applied economics field
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branch of economics ⓘ normative economics ⓘ |
| acknowledgesLimitation |
interpersonal comparison of utility is problematic
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value judgments are unavoidable ⓘ |
| appliesCriterion |
Pareto improvement
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efficiency ⓘ equity ⓘ fairness ⓘ potential Pareto improvement ⓘ |
| assumes |
individualism in welfare evaluation
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preference-based welfare in many models ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
allocation of resources
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economic efficiency ⓘ equity ⓘ public policy evaluation ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
assess social well-being
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compare alternative policies ⓘ evaluate economic states ⓘ guide public policy ⓘ improve allocation of resources ⓘ |
| historicalFigure |
Abram Bergson
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Arthur Cecil Pigou ⓘ John Hicks ⓘ
linked to:
John R. Hicks
Kenneth Arrow ⓘ Nicholas Kaldor ⓘ Paul Samuelson ⓘ Vilfredo Pareto ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
behavioral economics
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development economics ⓘ environmental economics ⓘ health economics ⓘ public economics ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Arrow’s impossibility theorem
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Bergson–Samuelson social welfare function ⓘ Kaldor–Hicks efficiency ⓘ
linked to:
Hicks–Kaldor compensation criterion
Pareto efficiency ⓘ Second-best theory ⓘ compensation principle ⓘ cost–benefit analysis ⓘ equity–efficiency trade-off ⓘ externalities ⓘ income distribution ⓘ individual preferences ⓘ market failure ⓘ merit goods ⓘ public goods ⓘ social welfare function ⓘ utility ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: welfare economics Description of subject: Welfare economics is a branch of economics that evaluates how the allocation of resources affects social well-being, often using ethical and efficiency criteria to assess and guide public policy.
Referenced by (12)
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