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Why do economists emphasize efficiency as an important goal of public policy?

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Why do economists emphasize efficiency as an important goal of public policy?

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Economists emphasise efficiency as an important goal of public policy because it could be the goal most suited to economic analysis. Efficiency is also an important value and economists like the idea of costs and benefits.
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