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Non-existence of weakly Pareto optimal allocations

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  • Foivos Xanthos

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In this paper, we improve a characterization of the Riesz decomposition property, obtained in Aliprantis et al. (J Math Econ 92:55–76, 2000). As an application of this result, we show that the existence of weakly Pareto optimal allocations in some economic models is equivalent to the finite dimensional nature of the commodity space. This result enables us to give a characterization of infinite dimensional $$C(K)$$ C ( K ) spaces in terms of general equilibrium theory.

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  • Foivos Xanthos, 2014. "Non-existence of weakly Pareto optimal allocations," Economic Theory Bulletin, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 2(2), pages 137-146, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:etbull:v:2:y:2014:i:2:d:10.1007_s40505-014-0044-6
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    Keywords

    General equilibrium theory; Infinite dimensional commodity spaces; Pareto optimality; Riesz decomposition property;
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    JEL classification:

    • C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
    • D51 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Exchange and Production Economies
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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