Question: Problem 7. This question is adapted from our textbook. The table below describes a two-person, two-commodity economy. The utility functions, endowments and demand functions

Problem 7. This question is adapted from our textbook. The table below

 

Problem 7. This question is adapted from our textbook. The table below describes a two-person, two-commodity economy. The utility functions, endowments and demand functions for Anne and Bill are provided. For simplicity, we normalize the price of good 2 to $1 and denote the price of good 1 as p. In the table, mi refers to the value of i's endowment, i.e. m; - p xw +w, where i = A, B is the index used to denote Anne and Bill, respectively. i = A,B A B u(.) x + In x x + 2 ln x wi (1,4) (3,2) demand for good 1 demand for good 2 (m^/p)-1 (m/p)-2 P 2p (a) Draw the set of interior Pareto efficient allocations in an Edgeworth box for this economy. Don't forget to clearly label your graph. [6 points] (b) Calculate the Walrasian equilibrium price and the Walrasian allocation (x^, *) = ((x, x2), (x, x)). Check that this allocation is, as the First Welfare Theorem predicts, Pareto efficient. Do it both graphically and algebraically. [4 points]

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