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Consider an economy with 2 consumption goods and N consumers, all with the same utility function: α 1-a u(x1, x2) = x²x²¯ª, where and a € (0,1). The goods prices are p₁ = 2 and p2. Among the consumers, half of them each have income y₁ and the rest have income y2.

Consider an economy with 2 consumption goods and N consumers, all with the same utility function: α 1-a u(x1, x2) = x²x²¯ª, where and a € (0,1). The goods prices are p₁ = 2 and p2. Among the consumers, half of them each have income y₁ and the rest have income y2.

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1. There are n firms operating in the competitive market for good 2. Each firm has the cost function c(q) = βq2. Solve for the equilibrium price p2.

2. Now consider an alternative market structure while keeping the same group of consumers. Suppose the industry of good 2 is monopolistic, with the cost function c(q) = βq2. Solve for the equilibrium price p2. Does this market structure give an efficient equilibrium outcome? Briefy explain the intuition.
 
 
 
Consider an economy with 2 consumption goods and N consumers, all with the same utility function: α 1-a u(x1, x2) = x²x²¯ª, where and a € (0,1). The goods prices are p₁ = 2 and p2. Among the consumers, half of them each have income y₁ and the rest have income y2.
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