Hicks Criterion: Social state X is preferred to social state Y if the lossers in the move from Y to X cannot adequately bride the gainers not to affect the change and still remain better off.

• 希克斯标准：如果受到损失的的人不能够贿赂或补偿得利得人反对改种变化，那么这种变化就是一种改进。