Although a competitive equilibrium is always Pareto efficient, a
Pareto efficient outcome is not necessarily a competitive
equilibrium.1 Explain. (It is sufficient to give an example of a
Pareto efficient outcome that is not a competitive equilibrium and
explain why it is not.)
(A competitive equilibrium requires that consumer
utility-maximize, firms profit-maximize, and Supply equals Demand
(markets clear) under the assumptions that firms and consumers are
price-takers, firms are owned by consumers, all goods are private
goods, and there is...