Write down the Planner’s problem, as well as the Lagrangian. (Hint: There should be two constraints because aggregate consumption of each good cannot exceed the economy’s endowment.) Label the multipliers ϕ1 and ϕ2.
What are the first order conditions of the Planner’s problem? (Hint: There should be 6.).
Find the solution to the Planner’s problem and label the quantities (xpA; ypA) and (xpB; ypB).
If we compare the first order conditions of the Planner’s problem to the first order conditions of a corresponding competitive equilibrium (CE), we can obtain a relationship between ϕx, ϕy, λ, px, and py so that the CE and the Planner’s problem give us the same solution. This is called decentralizing the Planner’s problem.
Decentralize the Planner’s problem. (find the
Can you relate this to the two welfare theorems?
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- Use Lagrange multipliers to find expressions for x, and x₂ which maximise the utility function U = x/² + x1/² subject to the general budgetary constraint P₁x₁ + P₂x₂ = Marrow_forwardPlease get right, thank you.arrow_forwardConsider the following consumer’s problem: max u(c1 ) + βu(c2) c1c2 subject to c1 + s1 = y1 c2 = y2 + (1 + r)s1 u(c)={1/(1-1/σ}c1-1/σ a) Describe all equations using economic terminology.b) Derive the intertemporal budget constraint for this consumer.c) Set the Langrangean for this problem.d) Find the first order conditions for a maximum.e) What is the effect of an increase in the interest rate on savings? Show in equation and explain.arrow_forward
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