If preferences are quasilinear, then the delineation of property rights has no distributional consequences.

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Quasilinear preferences imply that utility is linear in one argument (usually money), which simplifies the analysis of economic efficiency but does not eliminate the distributional consequences of how property rights are assigned. The allocation of property rights can still affect the distribution of wealth or resources among individuals, even if preferences are quasilinear.

If Preferences Are Quasilinear, Then the Delineation of Property Rights