Question: Question 2 . Consider a household whose utility is determined by its consumption in periods 0 and 1 . Let Co and c denote the

Question 2. Consider a household whose utility is determined by its consumption in periods 0 and 1. Let Co and c denote the consumption in periods 0 and 1, respectively. The utility of this household can be represented by a utility function U(CO,C1)= u(co)+ Bu(ci).=(2)= Assume further that the per-period utility u(c) is given by u(c)= log c, and the discount factor B is given by B = jo. In periods 0 and 1, this household is endowed with incomes yo =190 and y=380, respectively. Importantly, this household can save or borrow in period 0 at the interest .= rater =(a) Check if the per-period utility function u(c) satisfies i) u'(c)>0 and ii) u"(c)<0, where u'(c) denotes du/dc and u"(c) denotes d?u/dc2. Describe the economic meaning of these conditions. Show that when the per-period utility function u(c) satisfies the two conditions above, house- holds' total utility U(CO, C1) satisfies i) Uc >0, Ucz >0 and ii) Uco,co <0, Uc1,41<0, where Uc and Uc, denote au/aco and du/dc1, respectively, and Uco,co and Ucz,c denote 22u/acz and 22u/acz, respectively. (b) Write down this household's intertemporal optimization problem using sequential budget con- straints. Indicate which term captures the saving or borrowing of this household in the sequential budget constraints. Using this term, describe when this household saves and when borrows. (c) Derive the intertemporal budget constraint and explain its economic meaning (using the con- cept of the present discounted value).(d) Rewrite this household's intertemporal optimization problem using the intertemporal budget constraint. Explain why the gross interest rate (1+r) can be interpreted as a relative price be- tween current and future consumption by comparing this optimization problem with the static optimization problem over two goods specified in Q1(b).(e) Set up a Lagrangian equation and derive the optimal conditions. (f) Derive the Euler equation and provide an economic reason why this equation has to hold at the optimum.

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