S E13: Economic Surplus - Getting the Most out of Life
Think Like An Economist
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What Is Economic Surplus?
The trade maximizes potential economic surplus. The biggest gap between the buyer's marginal benefit and your marginal cost happens when the record goes to the person with the highest marginal benefit. Economists call this an efficient allocation. It means that we've made the total pie of well being or welfare as big as possible.
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