Resource Allocation

Cost-Effectiveness
The achievement of results in the most economical way, assessing efficiency by resource utilization at the lowest possible cost.
Edgeworth Box
A graphical device for depicting resource allocation in a two-consumer, two-good economy.
Optimization
In economics, the choice from all possible uses of resources of that which gives the best result.
Property Rights
The rights of an owner over property, including the scope and limitations of these rights.
Social Optimum
The allocation that maximizes social welfare, chosen by a benevolent social planner within the constraints of resource endowment.