Consider an exchange economy with two consumers, Jack and Blue, who trade only two goods: Cookies and Hats. Quantities of Cookies are measured vertically, and quantities of Hats are measured horizontally. Jacks origin should be placed at the bottom left. Hats Cookies IC IC₂ Blues с
Consider an exchange economy with two consumers, Jack and Blue, who trade only two goods: Cookies and Hats. Quantities of Cookies are measured vertically, and quantities of Hats are measured horizontally. Jacks origin should be placed at the bottom left. Hats Cookies IC IC₂ Blues с
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider an exchange economy with two consumers, Jack and Blue, who trade only two
goods: Cookies and Hats. Quantities of Cookies are measured vertically, and quantities of
Hats are measured horizontally. Lacks origin should be placed at the bottom left.
Cookies
Jack
Hats
10₂
10₂
IC₂
Blues
с
Hats
Cook
The first curve, labelled IC, represents a lower level of utility, while the third curve,
labelled IC₁, represents a higher level of utility.
The first curve, labelled ICBI, represents a lower level of utility, while the third curve,
labelled ICB3, represents a higher level of utility.
Question 1:
Using a new box diagram like the one above for Jack and Blue, mark a possible initial
endowment point and, with the help of a budget constraint line and indifference curves, show
an excess demand for Hats at a given price and explain the economic significance of excess
demand. Label your diagram in full.
Question 2:
Reproduce the diagram you used above and explain what must happen to the price of Hats
relative to the price of cookies for equilibrium to be established, eliminating the excess
demand for Hats. Show this on your diagram and explain the adjustment process and
equilibrium outcome in full.
Question 3:
Discuss in full the implications for efficiency and fairness of the First Welfare Theorem and
the Second Welfare Theorem
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