The Pareto Unanimity axiom in Arrow's theorem implies that Arrow believes social choice processes should choose only pareto efficient outcomes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Rationale: The pareto unanimity axioms simply says that, in the event everyone agrees that one thing is preferable to another, the social choice process should respect such unanimity. That does not imply that the social choice process will choose efficient outcomes.

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