Etymology

Kaldor-Hicks improvement

Today it means: An economic reallocation of resources among people, such that those who are made better off could hypothetically compensate those who are made worse off and lead to a Pareto-improving outcome. Full definition →

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The story

Named for Nicholas Kaldor and John Hicks.

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