Suppose the Conditions of the First Welfare Theorem Hold

question 5

True/False

Suppose the conditions of the first welfare theorem hold.If the government redistributes income prior to production and trade occurring, the market outcome (resulting from production and trade) will be the same as it would have been had the government not redistributed income (so long as redistribution does not produce deadweight losses).

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