Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![2. Assuming Bart and Homer barter (no pun intended), highlight the area of all
post-trade allocations both of them prefer to their initial endowment.
3. What determines which particular post-trade allocation they end up with?
Marge observes what is going on and intervenes. She (acting as the
"Government' in our example) decides that Bart should not have any beer. She
makes a lump-sum transfer leading to new initial endowments for Bart (0,21)
and Homer (38,0).
4. In your Edgeworth box show the new initial endowments after the lumpsum
transfer imposed by Marge. Label this poișt e2. (1 point)
5. After Marge's transfer mark one new possible post-trade allocation (Label
this point f.) and draw the associated indifference curves for Bart and Homer.
(1 point)
6. Did Marge succeed in her mission to not let Bart have any beer? Why or why
not?
7. Add the contract curve to your Edgeworth box.
8. What do all points on the contract curve have in common?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe14b533c-9841-4969-9d1a-a9bb8c6b327f%2F18f142d7-a27b-4e36-b128-c55274498d91%2Fgceoxpp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:2. Assuming Bart and Homer barter (no pun intended), highlight the area of all
post-trade allocations both of them prefer to their initial endowment.
3. What determines which particular post-trade allocation they end up with?
Marge observes what is going on and intervenes. She (acting as the
"Government' in our example) decides that Bart should not have any beer. She
makes a lump-sum transfer leading to new initial endowments for Bart (0,21)
and Homer (38,0).
4. In your Edgeworth box show the new initial endowments after the lumpsum
transfer imposed by Marge. Label this poișt e2. (1 point)
5. After Marge's transfer mark one new possible post-trade allocation (Label
this point f.) and draw the associated indifference curves for Bart and Homer.
(1 point)
6. Did Marge succeed in her mission to not let Bart have any beer? Why or why
not?
7. Add the contract curve to your Edgeworth box.
8. What do all points on the contract curve have in common?
![Question 9 General Equilibrium
Bart and Homer have beer and skateboards. As their initial endowment Bart has
(8,20), Homer has (30, 1). Assume their utility functions have the usual
properties (diminishing marginal utility for both goods, 'more-is-better' - in that
sense Bart is like his dad: he can never have enough!!) and each of their utilities
does not depend on the quantity consumed by the other person.
1. Draw an Edgeworth box. Put beer on the x axis and skateboards on the y
axis; and Bart in the left-lower corner. Show their initial endowments (label
this point e) & their initial indifference curves.
Label everything and
DRAW IT LARGE so you can fit in all your answers to the following questions!](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe14b533c-9841-4969-9d1a-a9bb8c6b327f%2F18f142d7-a27b-4e36-b128-c55274498d91%2Fygk361_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Question 9 General Equilibrium
Bart and Homer have beer and skateboards. As their initial endowment Bart has
(8,20), Homer has (30, 1). Assume their utility functions have the usual
properties (diminishing marginal utility for both goods, 'more-is-better' - in that
sense Bart is like his dad: he can never have enough!!) and each of their utilities
does not depend on the quantity consumed by the other person.
1. Draw an Edgeworth box. Put beer on the x axis and skateboards on the y
axis; and Bart in the left-lower corner. Show their initial endowments (label
this point e) & their initial indifference curves.
Label everything and
DRAW IT LARGE so you can fit in all your answers to the following questions!
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