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WELFARE ECONOMICS [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- Organization Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- criterion of efficiency 1, record 1, English, criterion%20of%20efficiency
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- efficiency criterion 2, record 1, English, efficiency%20criterion
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) "The" criterion of efficiency is also referred to in welfare economics as a test for potential Pareto improvements(...) 1, record 1, English, - criterion%20of%20efficiency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "efficiency criterion" : The theoretical basis of the efficiency criterion is derived from economic price theory and states rather simply that the most efficient position for an organization is that where the value of its marginal products equals the marginal costs in all cases. 2, record 1, English, - criterion%20of%20efficiency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- efficiency criteria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Planification d'organisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critère d'efficacité
1, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20d%27efficacit%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En caractérisant les états à partir desquels il est possible d'améliorer la situation de certains sans nuire à personne, (...) "le critère de Pareto" juge de l'organisation d'une économie. C'est, en fait, un critère d'efficacité. 2, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20d%27efficacit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pareto improvement
1, record 2, English, Pareto%20improvement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Pareto criterion 2, record 2, English, Pareto%20criterion
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the language of welfare economics, a change that makes at least one member of a community better off and makes none worse off is a Pareto improvement. 3, record 2, English, - Pareto%20improvement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Resources are allocated efficiently when it is not possible to change the allocation of resources ... without making someone worse off. If it is possible to reallocate resources and make some people better off ... while making no one else worse off, then the existing pattern of resource allocation is not efficient. This criterion of efficiency is called the Pareto criterion ... 4, record 2, English, - Pareto%20improvement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- critère de Pareto
1, record 2, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20Pareto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le critère de Pareto est à la fois l'un des critères les plus simples et des plus applicables. Il postule que «tout changement qui ne nuit à personne et qui améliore la situation de certains individus (selon leur estimation) doit être considéré comme une amélioration» [...] 2, record 2, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20Pareto
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-10-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Environmental Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Pigouvian tax
1, record 3, English, Pigouvian%20tax
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Pigovian tax 2, record 3, English, Pigovian%20tax
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A corrective taxe levied on each unit of output an externality-generator agent produces. 2, record 3, English, - Pigouvian%20tax
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is named after economist Arthur C. Pigou, who developed the idea in his book "The Economics of Welfare, "1920. 2, record 3, English, - Pigouvian%20tax
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Économie environnementale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- taxe pigouvienne
1, record 3, French, taxe%20pigouvienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- taxe de Pigou 2, record 3, French, taxe%20de%20Pigou
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Du nom de son créateur, Arthur Pigou, la taxe pigouvienne a pour objectif d'incorporer dans le coût d'un produit l'ensemble des effets induits par sa production tels que la pollution. Ce système vise ainsi à rétablir une concurrence plus juste entre des pays où les normes anti-pollution sont élevées et les pays où l'environnement n'est qu'une variable parmi d'autres. 1, record 3, French, - taxe%20pigouvienne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema tributario
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- impuesto pigouviano
1, record 3, Spanish, impuesto%20pigouviano
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3, Key term(s)
- impuestos pigouvianos
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Economics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- environmental economics
1, record 4, English, environmental%20economics
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of the impact of efforts to improve the environment on the economy of a nation or region. 2, record 4, English, - environmental%20economics
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Resource degradation, loss of biodiversity, land degradation, global climate change, may all serve as examples of the consequences of poor decision making based on inadequate economic analyses. Fortunately, efforts are now being made to understand the factors that generate incorrect decisions and to solve the problems facing the present generation and those to come. The relatively young discipline of environmental economics is an example of the positive efforts in this direction. Environmental economics aims to integrate ethics, ecology and economics in an attempt to define the conditions necessary for achieving sustainable development, i.e., it tries to define for us what constitutes good environmental housekeeping. 3, record 4, English, - environmental%20economics
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "welfare economics". 4, record 4, English, - environmental%20economics
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économie environnementale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- économie de l'environnement
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9conomie%20de%20l%27environnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- économie environnementale 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9conomie%20environnementale
proposal, feminine noun
- économie écologique 3, record 4, French, %C3%A9conomie%20%C3%A9cologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parallèlement à la prise de conscience des problèmes d'environnement, qui s'est accélérée depuis le début des années 1970, un courant de pensée nouveau s'est constitué. Celui-ci, que l'on peut qualifier d'économie écologique, cherche à améliorer la compréhension des liens entre économie et biosphère. Cette approche s'efforce de quantifier les biens et services naturels, qui ne font pas l'objet d'un échange marchand (les capacités d'auto-épuration du milieu, la régulation du climat, l'effet de serre, etc.) et qui, en conséquence, ne sont soumis à aucune évaluation monétaire dans l'économie conventionnelle. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20de%20l%27environnement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'économie environnementale a pris la relève de ce qui était appelé à l'époque l'économie de bien-être. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20de%20l%27environnement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- economía medioambiental
1, record 4, Spanish, econom%C3%ADa%20medioambiental
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- economía del medio ambiente 2, record 4, Spanish, econom%C3%ADa%20del%20medio%20ambiente
correct, feminine noun
- economía ambiental 3, record 4, Spanish, econom%C3%ADa%20ambiental
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La economía ambiental surge del modelo de Pearce-Atkinson basado en la formulación de Hartwick (1977) primero y de Solow más tarde (1986). La idea principal desarrollada por el primero es el requerimiento de reinvertir las rentas obtenidas del capital natural en el país de donde se extraen para mantener el consumo real constante a lo largo del tiempo. Sollow desarrolla esta premisa y la reinterpreta como el mantenimiento del stock de capital constante. 4, record 4, Spanish, - econom%C3%ADa%20medioambiental
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-11-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Agricultural Economics
- Farm Management and Policy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Agricultural Economics Society
1, record 5, English, Canadian%20Agricultural%20Economics%20Society
former designation, correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CAES 2, record 5, English, CAES
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society 3, record 5, English, Canadian%20Agricultural%20Economics%20and%20Farm%20Management%20Society
former designation, correct
- CAEFMS 4, record 5, English, CAEFMS
former designation, correct
- CAEFMS 4, record 5, English, CAEFMS
- Canadian Society of Agricultural Economics 5, record 5, English, Canadian%20Society%20of%20Agricultural%20Economics
former designation, correct
- Canadian Agricultural Economics Society 1, record 5, English, Canadian%20Agricultural%20Economics%20Society
former designation, correct
- CAES 6, record 5, English, CAES
former designation, correct
- CAES 6, record 5, English, CAES
- Canadian Farm Management Association 5, record 5, English, Canadian%20Farm%20Management%20Association
former designation, correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The objective of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society is to encourage, coordinate and promote the study and application of economics to benefit the agricultural, food and related sectors in Canada. Our discipline, and therefore our association, is dedicated to the use of applied economics and the vocational experience of its members to improve the welfare of the present and future generations of Canadians. 7, record 5, English, - Canadian%20Agricultural%20Economics%20Society
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Économie agricole
- Gestion et politique agricole
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Société canadienne d'agroéconomie
1, record 5, French, Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20canadienne%20d%27agro%C3%A9conomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- SCAE 2, record 5, French, SCAE
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Société canadienne d'économie rurale et de gestion agricole 3, record 5, French, Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20canadienne%20d%27%C3%A9conomie%20rurale%20et%20de%20gestion%20agricole
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- SCERGA 4, record 5, French, SCERGA
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- SCERGA 4, record 5, French, SCERGA
- Canadian Society of Agricultural Economics 5, record 5, French, Canadian%20Society%20of%20Agricultural%20Economics
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- Société canadienne d'économie agricole 5, record 5, French, Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20canadienne%20d%27%C3%A9conomie%20agricole
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- Canadian Farm Management Association 5, record 5, French, Canadian%20Farm%20Management%20Association
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'objectif de la Société canadienne d'agroéconomie est d'encourager, de coordonner et de promouvoir l'étude et l'application de l'économie pour le bénéfice de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation et des autres secteurs connexes au Canada. Notre discipline, et par conséquent notre association, se consacre à l'utilisation des sciences économiques appliquées et fait appel à l'expérience professionnelle de ses membres afin d'améliorer le bien-être des canadiens au cours des générations actuelles et futures. 1, record 5, French, - Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20canadienne%20d%27agro%C3%A9conomie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-01-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Economic Planning
- National and International Economics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- welfare economics
1, record 6, English, welfare%20economics
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A branch of economic theory dealing with the evolution of principles for maximizing social welfare. 2, record 6, English, - welfare%20economics
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In practice, welfare economics concerns chiefly the possibilities for improving the way that given aggregates of resources may be allocated to different user to satisfy better individual wants. 3, record 6, English, - welfare%20economics
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "environmental economics". 4, record 6, English, - welfare%20economics
Record 6, Key term(s)
- welfare economy
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Planification économique
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- économie de bien-être
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9conomie%20de%20bien%2D%C3%AAtre
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme de bien-être [...] situation heureuse liée à la satisfaction des besoins [...] est de plus en plus souvent utilisé (notamment Économie de Bien-Être) en faisant référence à un domaine nouveau de l'analyse et de la recherche économique : les règles du fonctionnement d'une économie nationale où la satisfaction éprouvée par l'ensemble des individus qui la compose serait maximale. 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20de%20bien%2D%C3%AAtre
Record 6, Key term(s)
- économique du bien-être
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Planificación económica
- Economía nacional e internacional
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- economía del bienestar
1, record 6, Spanish, econom%C3%ADa%20del%20bienestar
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-08-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Pareto optimum
1, record 7, English, Pareto%20optimum
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- Pareto-optimal 2, record 7, English, Pareto%2Doptimal
correct
- Paretian optimality 3, record 7, English, Paretian%20optimality
correct
- Pareto optimality 4, record 7, English, Pareto%20optimality
- Pareto optimal 4, record 7, English, Pareto%20optimal
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state of the economy in which all economic resources are allocated and used efficiently, such that it is impossible to make anyone economically better off without making someone else economically worse off. 5, record 7, English, - Pareto%20optimum
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The basic starting point of much of welfare economics is the theorem that the result of a system of perfect competition under ideal conditions is a "Pareto optimum. "A Pareto optimum is a state of affairs which cannot be altered to the advantage of one participant without at least some disadvantage to some other person. In general, for any state which is not a Pareto optimum, there will exist another feasible state which would be preferred to the original one by all concerned. 6, record 7, English, - Pareto%20optimum
Record 7, Key term(s)
- Paretian optimum
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- optimum de Pareto
1, record 7, French, optimum%20de%20Pareto
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- optimalité de Pareto 2, record 7, French, optimalit%C3%A9%20de%20Pareto
feminine noun
- optimum économique parétien 3, record 7, French, optimum%20%C3%A9conomique%20par%C3%A9tien
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État de l'économie où, étant donné la répartition des ressources, nul ne peut améliorer sa position sans détériorer celle d'un autre. 4, record 7, French, - optimum%20de%20Pareto
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'optimum de Pareto comporte la réalisation de deux groupes de conditions définissant respectivement, l'optimalité des productions et celle des échanges. Un optimum de production est atteint lorsque, avec des ressources données, il est impossible d'augmenter la production d'un bien, sans diminuer celle d'au moins un autre bien. [...] Un optimum de l'échange est une situation telle, que l'on ne peut, avec des quantités de biens données, augmenter la satisfaction d'un consommateur sans diminuer celle d'au moins un autre individu. 3, record 7, French, - optimum%20de%20Pareto
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- óptimo de Pareto
1, record 7, Spanish, %C3%B3ptimo%20de%20Pareto
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- óptimo paretiano 2, record 7, Spanish, %C3%B3ptimo%20paretiano
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situación en la cual ninguna redistribución admisible de los productos o factores podría aumentar el nivel de utilidad de una economía sin disminuir el nivel de otras. 3, record 7, Spanish, - %C3%B3ptimo%20de%20Pareto
Record 8 - internal organization data 1988-03-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- National health expenditures in Canada
1, record 8, English, National%20health%20expenditures%20in%20Canada
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Author : Health Economics and Statistics Division, Health and Welfare Canada; 1960/71-. 1, record 8, English, - National%20health%20expenditures%20in%20Canada
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Les dépenses nationales de santé au Canada
1, record 8, French, Les%20d%C3%A9penses%20nationales%20de%20sant%C3%A9%20au%20Canada
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auteur: Division de l'économie et de la statistique sanitaires, Santé et bien-être social Canada; 1960/71-. 1, record 8, French, - Les%20d%C3%A9penses%20nationales%20de%20sant%C3%A9%20au%20Canada
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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