Will and Grace are the only two people in the economy. Wills utility is given by U

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Will and Grace are the only two people in the economy. Will’s utility is given by UW = 100(yW)0.5 while Grace’s utility depends not only on her own income but also on Will’s utility. Her utility function is UG = 100(yG)0.5 + 0.8UW. The total income available in the economy is fixed and equal to $20,000. If Will and Grace have incomes of $4,000 and $16,000, respectively, what happens to each person’s utility if $1,000 is taken from Grace and given to Will? Would Grace undertake the redistribution voluntarily? Explain. If the initial incomes were reversed, would Grace be willing to give up $1,000 to Will? Explain how the concept of Pareto redistribution is relevant here?


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Public Finance In Canada

ISBN: 9781259030772

5th Canadian Edition

Authors: Harvey S. Rosen, Ted Gayer, Jean-Francois Wen, Tracy Snoddon

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