Consider a two-person, two good pure exchange economy. A's preferences over consumption bundles (x₁, x₂) are represented by the utility function UA (X₁, X₂) = X₁Xx2 B's preferences over consumption bundles are represented by the utility function UB (X₁, X₂) = x₁ + 2x₂ The initial endowment in goods x, and x2 are given as: Individual A's as e^ = (1,0.5) and Individual B's as e = (1,1.5) 1. Draw an Edgeworth box indicating the endowment and preferences of this problem.
Consider a two-person, two good pure exchange economy. A's preferences over consumption bundles (x₁, x₂) are represented by the utility function UA (X₁, X₂) = X₁Xx2 B's preferences over consumption bundles are represented by the utility function UB (X₁, X₂) = x₁ + 2x₂ The initial endowment in goods x, and x2 are given as: Individual A's as e^ = (1,0.5) and Individual B's as e = (1,1.5) 1. Draw an Edgeworth box indicating the endowment and preferences of this problem.
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider a two-person, two good pure exchange economy. A's preferences over
consumption bundles (x₁, x₂) are represented by the utility function
UA (X₁, X₂) = x₁Xz
B's preferences over consumption bundles are represented by the utility function
UB (X₁, X₂) = x₁ + 2x₂
The initial endowment in goods x, and x₂ are given as: Individual A's as e^ = (1,0.5)
and Individual B's as eB= (1, 1.5)
1. Draw an Edgeworth box indicating the endowment and preferences of this problem.
2. Find the set of Pareto Optimal Allocations in this economy and depict these in the
Edgeworth box.
MRSA =
JUA/ƏX₁ X2
aUA/aX₂ X1
ƏUB/0x₁
MRSB =
= 2
aUB/0x₂
Therefore, the set of all points where the MRS are equal are given by
= 2 → X₂ = 2x1
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