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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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2. Suppose that a representative household is part of a two-period economy, with a commodity and a credit market. He holds no initial assets (bonds or money) and no final assets, by the end of the second period. Assume that, for some exogenous reason, the price level decreases at the beginning of period one, before consumption and labor effort decisions are made. This drop is expected to last forever. a) Do you expect this change to yield any real effect? More exactly, are real aggregate output demand (through consumption) or supply (through labor effort) affected? Explain why or why not. b) Imagine now that this household leaves a bequest to the next generation. As a result, a decision is made to hold a fixed real value of bonds (b2/P) by the end of the second period. These will be paid to the children of the household. Under these conditions, will there be any impact from the price level change over the individual consumption and labor effort choices of the representative household in each period? Explain, using the two-period budget constraint.
Transcribed Image Text:2. Suppose that a representative household is part of a two-period economy, with a commodity and a credit market. He holds no initial assets (bonds or money) and no final assets, by the end of the second period. Assume that, for some exogenous reason, the price level decreases at the beginning of period one, before consumption and labor effort decisions are made. This drop is expected to last forever. a) Do you expect this change to yield any real effect? More exactly, are real aggregate output demand (through consumption) or supply (through labor effort) affected? Explain why or why not. b) Imagine now that this household leaves a bequest to the next generation. As a result, a decision is made to hold a fixed real value of bonds (b2/P) by the end of the second period. These will be paid to the children of the household. Under these conditions, will there be any impact from the price level change over the individual consumption and labor effort choices of the representative household in each period? Explain, using the two-period budget constraint.
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