1.4. Consider two economies, labelled A person be endowed with 20 units of the consumption when young and nothing when old. In Economy A, each young person chooses to consume 10 units of the consump- tion good. In Economy B, each young person chooses to consume 8 units of the con- sumption good. In each economy, the young person's choice is the one that maximizes lifetime welfare. a. What, if anything, can you infer about the welfare level of the current and future generations from this information? Specifically, is one on an indifference curve representing greater welfare than the other? b. What, if anything can you infer about the welfare of the initial old from the descrip- tion given for Fir J.DO

1.4. Consider two economies, labelled A person be endowed with 20 units of the consumption when young and nothing when old. In Economy A, each young person chooses to consume 10 units of the consump- tion good. In Economy B, each young person chooses to consume 8 units of the con- sumption good. In each economy, the young person's choice is the one that maximizes lifetime welfare. a. What, if anything, can you infer about the welfare level of the current and future generations from this information? Specifically, is one on an indifference curve representing greater welfare than the other? b. What, if anything can you infer about the welfare of the initial old from the descrip- tion given for Fir J.DO

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