In prisoner-of-war camps during World War II, the prisoners received identical packets of food and supplies. Nonetheless, prisoners traded items from those identical packets because their tastes differed. The initial distribution of packets was:

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The initial distribution was not Pareto optimal because prisoners could trade items to better satisfy their preferences, indicating that improvements were possible.

In Prisoner-Of-War Camps During World War II, the Prisoners Received