Problem 3 (Exchange Economy). Consider a pure exchange economy with two consumers and two goods. Suppose that consumer i's utility function is u(x, y) = x/5y1/5. (1) Derive the equation that characterizes the Pareto efficient allocations when there are w units of good j are present in the economy.
Problem 3 (Exchange Economy). Consider a pure exchange economy with two consumers and two goods. Suppose that consumer i's utility function is u(x, y) = x/5y1/5. (1) Derive the equation that characterizes the Pareto efficient allocations when there are w units of good j are present in the economy.
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3 (Exchange Economy). Consider a pure exchange economy with two consumers and two
goods. Suppose that consumer i's utility function is u(x, y) = x/51/5.
(1) Derive the equation that characterizes the Pareto efficient allocations when there are w units of
good j are present in the economy.

Transcribed Image Text:(2) Draw all Pareto efficient allocations in an Edgeworth box diagram below. For the rest of
questions, assume that consumer i's initial endowments is w₁ = (4/5,1/2), and a₂ = (1/5,1/2),
respectively. Indicate the allocations that are Pareto efficient AND Pareto improvement over
the initial allocation (@₁,w2). This task requires you to carefully draw two indifference curves;
one for consumer 1 that represents the utility level of u(@₁), and the other for consumer 2 that
represents the utility level of u(@2).
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person 1
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good 1
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