Neoclassical Theory of Consumption

Advanced Microeconomics

Advanced Microeconomics Ordinal preference theory Harald Wiese University of Leipzig Harald Wiese (University of Leipzig) Advanced Microeconomics 1 / 68 Part A. Basic decision and preference theory 1 Decisions

Price Elasticity of Supply; Consumer Preferences

1 Price Elasticity of Supply 1 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2007 Chia-Hui Chen September 12, 2007 Lecture 4 Price Elasticity of Supply; Consumer Preferences Outline 1. Chap 2: Elasticity -

Preferences. M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory. Boston College. M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory (BC) Preferences 1 / 20

Preferences M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory Boston College M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory (BC) Preferences 1 / 20 Preference Relations Given any two consumption bundles x = (x 1, x 2 ) and y = (y 1, y 2 ), the

c 2008 Je rey A. Miron We have described the constraints that a consumer faces, i.e., discussed the budget constraint.

Lecture 2b: Utility c 2008 Je rey A. Miron Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Utility: A De nition 3. Monotonic Transformations 4. Cardinal Utility 5. Constructing a Utility Function 6. Examples of Utility Functions

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Economic Analysis for Business Decisions (EWMBA 201A)

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Economic Analysis for Business Decisions (EWMBA 201A) The economic agent (PR 3.1-3.4) Standard economics vs. behavioral economics Lectures 1-2 Aug. 15, 2009 Prologue

1. Briefly explain what an indifference curve is and how it can be graphically derived.

Chapter 2: Consumer Choice Short Answer Questions 1. Briefly explain what an indifference curve is and how it can be graphically derived. Answer: An indifference curve shows the set of consumption bundles

Economics 200B Part 1 UCSD Winter 2015 Prof. R. Starr, Mr. John Rehbeck Final Exam 1

Economics 200B Part 1 UCSD Winter 2015 Prof. R. Starr, Mr. John Rehbeck Final Exam 1 Your Name: SUGGESTED ANSWERS Please answer all questions. Each of the six questions marked with a big number counts

Lecture 2: Consumer Theory

Lecture 2: Consumer Theory Preferences and Utility Utility Maximization (the primal problem) Expenditure Minimization (the dual) First we explore how consumers preferences give rise to a utility fct which

MICROECONOMICS AND POLICY ANALYSIS - U8213 Professor Rajeev H. Dehejia Class Notes - Spring 2001

MICROECONOMICS AND POLICY ANALYSIS - U8213 Professor Rajeev H. Dehejia Class Notes - Spring 2001 General Equilibrium and welfare with production Wednesday, January 24 th and Monday, January 29 th Reading:

Demand. Lecture 3. August 2015. Reading: Perlo Chapter 4 1 / 58

Demand Lecture 3 Reading: Perlo Chapter 4 August 2015 1 / 58 Introduction We saw the demand curve in chapter 2. We learned about consumer decision making in chapter 3. Now we bridge the gap between the

REVIEW OF MICROECONOMICS

ECO 352 Spring 2010 Precepts Weeks 1, 2 Feb. 1, 8 REVIEW OF MICROECONOMICS Concepts to be reviewed Budget constraint: graphical and algebraic representation Preferences, indifference curves. Utility function

Utility. M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory. M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory Utility 1 / 15

Utility M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory Utility 1 / 15 Utility Function The preferences are the fundamental description useful for analyzing choice and utility is simply a way of

Follow links for Class Use and other Permissions. For more information send email to: permissions@pupress.princeton.edu

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Ariel Rubinstein: Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory is published by Princeton University Press and copyrighted, c 2006, by Princeton University Press. All rights reserved. No part

Chapter 3 Consumer Behavior

Chapter 3 Consumer Behavior Read Pindyck and Rubinfeld (2013), Chapter 3 Microeconomics, 8 h Edition by R.S. Pindyck and D.L. Rubinfeld Adapted by Chairat Aemkulwat for Econ I: 2900111 1/29/2015 CHAPTER

CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING 7230. Consumer Behavior. Philip A. Viton. March 4, 2015. 1 Introduction 2

CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING 7230 Consumer Behavior Philip A. Viton March 4, 2015 Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Foundations 2 2.1 Consumption bundles........................ 2 2.2 Preference relations.........................

On Lexicographic (Dictionary) Preference

MICROECONOMICS LECTURE SUPPLEMENTS Hajime Miyazaki File Name: lexico95.usc/lexico99.dok DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Fall 993/994/995 Miyazaki.@osu.edu On Lexicographic (Dictionary) Preference

4.1 Ordinal versus cardinal utility

Microeconomics I. Antonio Zabalza. Universit of Valencia 1 Micro I. Lesson 4. Utilit In the previous lesson we have developed a method to rank consistentl all bundles in the (,) space and we have introduced

Indifference Curves: An Example (pp. 65-79) 2005 Pearson Education, Inc.

Indifference Curves: An Example (pp. 65-79) Market Basket A B D E G H Units of Food 20 10 40 30 10 10 Units of Clothing 30 50 20 40 20 40 Chapter 3 1 Indifference Curves: An Example (pp. 65-79) Graph the

Choice under Uncertainty

Choice under Uncertainty Part 1: Expected Utility Function, Attitudes towards Risk, Demand for Insurance Slide 1 Choice under Uncertainty We ll analyze the underlying assumptions of expected utility theory

Name. Final Exam, Economics 210A, December 2011 Here are some remarks to help you with answering the questions.

Name Final Exam, Economics 210A, December 2011 Here are some remarks to help you with answering the questions. Question 1. A firm has a production function F (x 1, x 2 ) = ( x 1 + x 2 ) 2. It is a price

Problem Set #5-Key. Economics 305-Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Problem Set #5-Key Sonoma State University Economics 305-Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Dr Cuellar (1) Suppose that you are paying your for your own education and that your college tuition is $200 per

Consumer Theory. The consumer s problem

Consumer Theory The consumer s problem 1 The Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS) We define the MRS(x,y) as the absolute value of the slope of the line tangent to the indifference curve at point point (x,y).

Lecture Note 7: Revealed Preference and Consumer Welfare

Lecture Note 7: Revealed Preference and Consumer Welfare David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 14.03/14.003 Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy, Fall 2010 1 1 Revealed Preference and Consumer

Managerial Economics Prof. Trupti Mishra S.J.M. School of Management Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Lecture - 13 Consumer Behaviour (Contd )

(Refer Slide Time: 00:28) Managerial Economics Prof. Trupti Mishra S.J.M. School of Management Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Lecture - 13 Consumer Behaviour (Contd ) We will continue our discussion

Common sense, and the model that we have used, suggest that an increase in p means a decrease in demand, but this is not the only possibility.

Lecture 6: Income and Substitution E ects c 2009 Je rey A. Miron Outline 1. Introduction 2. The Substitution E ect 3. The Income E ect 4. The Sign of the Substitution E ect 5. The Total Change in Demand

Economic Principles Solutions to Problem Set 1

Economic Principles Solutions to Problem Set 1 Question 1. Let < be represented b u : R n +! R. Prove that u (x) is strictl quasiconcave if and onl if < is strictl convex. If part: ( strict convexit of

Economics of Insurance

Economics of Insurance In this last lecture, we cover most topics of Economics of Information within a single application. Through this, you will see how the differential informational assumptions allow

Choices. Preferences. Indifference Curves. Preference Relations. ECON 370: Microeconomic Theory Summer 2004 Rice University Stanley Gilbert

Choices Preferences ECON 370: Microeconomic Theor Summer 2004 Rice Universit Stanle Gilbert The theor of consumer preferences is based fundamentall on choices The steak dinner or the salad bar Major in

Chapter 4 The Theory of Individual Behavior

Managerial Economics & Business Strategy Chapter 4 The Theory of Individual Behavior McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Overview I. Consumer Behavior

ANSWER KEY 3 UTILITY FUNCTIONS, THE CONSUMER S PROBLEM, DEMAND CURVES

ANSWER KEY 3 UTILITY FUNCTIONS, THE CONSUMER S PROBLEM, DEMAND CURVES ECON 210 (1) Perfect Substitutes. Suppose that Jack s utility is entirely based on number of hours spent camping (c) and skiing (s).

PART II THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND DEMAND

1 PART II THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND DEMAND 2 CHAPTER 5 MARSHALL S ANALYSIS OF DEMAND Initially Alfred Marshall initially worked with objective demand curves. However by working backwards, he developed

Production Possibilities Frontier and Output Market Efficiency. 1 Production Possibilities Frontier

Production Possibilities rontier. Principles of Microeconomics, all hia-hui hen October, Lecture Production Possibilities rontier and Output Market Efficiency Outline. hap : Production Possibilities rontier.

Increasing for all. Convex for all. ( ) Increasing for all (remember that the log function is only defined for ). ( ) Concave for all.

1. Differentiation The first derivative of a function measures by how much changes in reaction to an infinitesimal shift in its argument. The largest the derivative (in absolute value), the faster is evolving.

DEMAND FORECASTING. Demand. Law of Demand. Definition of Law of Demand

DEMAND FORECASTING http://www.tutorialspoint.com/managerial_economics/demand_forecasting.htm Copyright tutorialspoint.com Demand Demand is a widely used term, and in common is considered synonymous with

Lecture 9: Keynesian Models

Lecture 9: Keynesian Models Professor Eric Sims University of Notre Dame Fall 2009 Sims (Notre Dame) Keynesian Fall 2009 1 / 23 Keynesian Models The de ning features of RBC models are: Markets clear Money

Lecture 3: Derivatives and extremes of functions

Lecture 3: Derivatives and extremes of functions Lejla Batina Institute for Computing and Information Sciences Digital Security Version: spring 2011 Lejla Batina Version: spring 2011 Wiskunde 1 1 / 16

Lesson 1. Net Present Value. Prof. Beatriz de Blas

Lesson 1. Net Present Value Prof. Beatriz de Blas April 2006 1. Net Present Value 1 1. Introduction When deciding to invest or not, a rm or an individual has to decide what to do with the money today.

Utility Maximization

Utility Maimization Given the consumer's income, M, and prices, p and p y, the consumer's problem is to choose the a ordable bundle that maimizes her utility. The feasible set (budget set): total ependiture

Definition and Properties of the Production Function: Lecture

Definition and Properties of the Production Function: Lecture II August 25, 2011 Definition and : Lecture A Brief Brush with Duality Cobb-Douglas Cost Minimization Lagrangian for the Cobb-Douglas Solution

Tastes and Indifference Curves

Chapter 4 Tastes and Indifference Curves Individuals try to do the best they can given their circumstances. 1 This was our starting point when we introduced the topic of microeconomics in Chapter 1, and

Economics 326: Duality and the Slutsky Decomposition. Ethan Kaplan

Economics 326: Duality and the Slutsky Decomposition Ethan Kaplan September 19, 2011 Outline 1. Convexity and Declining MRS 2. Duality and Hicksian Demand 3. Slutsky Decomposition 4. Net and Gross Substitutes

Sample Question Paper (Set-2) Economics (030) Class XII (2015-16) Section A: Microeconomics

Sample Question Paper (Set-2) Economics (00) Class XII (205-6) Time : Hours Maximum Marks : 00 Instructions:. All questions in both sections are compulsory. However, there is internal choice in some questions.

Game Theory: Supermodular Games 1

Game Theory: Supermodular Games 1 Christoph Schottmüller 1 License: CC Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 1 / 22 Outline 1 Introduction 2 Model 3 Revision questions and exercises 2 / 22 Motivation I several solution

CHAPTER 3 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

CHAPTER 3 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR EXERCISES 2. Draw the indifference curves for the following individuals preferences for two goods: hamburgers and beer. a. Al likes beer but hates hamburgers. He always prefers

Lecture 11 Uncertainty

Lecture 11 Uncertainty 1. Contingent Claims and the State-Preference Model 1) Contingent Commodities and Contingent Claims Using the simple two-good model we have developed throughout this course, think

CONSUMER PREFERENCES THE THEORY OF THE CONSUMER

CONSUMER PREFERENCES The underlying foundation of demand, therefore, is a model of how consumers behave. The individual consumer has a set of preferences and values whose determination are outside the

Tastes and Indifference Curves

C H A P T E R 4 Tastes and Indifference Curves This chapter begins a -chapter treatment of tastes or what we also call preferences. In the first of these chapters, we simply investigate the basic logic

6. Budget Deficits and Fiscal Policy

Prof. Dr. Thomas Steger Advanced Macroeconomics II Lecture SS 2012 6. Budget Deficits and Fiscal Policy Introduction Ricardian equivalence Distorting taxes Debt crises Introduction (1) Ricardian equivalence

Slutsky Equation. M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory. Boston College. M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory (BC) Slutsky Equation 1 / 15

Slutsky Equation M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory Boston College M. Utku Ünver Micro Theory (BC) Slutsky Equation 1 / 15 Effects of a Price Change: What happens when the price of a commodity decreases? 1 The

Gains from Trade. Christopher P. Chambers and Takashi Hayashi. March 25, 2013. Abstract

Gains from Trade Christopher P. Chambers Takashi Hayashi March 25, 2013 Abstract In a market design context, we ask whether there exists a system of transfers regulations whereby gains from trade can always

Study Questions 8 (Keynesian Model) MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Study Questions 8 (Keynesian Model) MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) In the Keynesian model of aggregate expenditure, real GDP is

ECONOMIC THEORY AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS

WILLIAM J. BAUMOL Professor of Economics Princeton University ECONOMIC THEORY AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS Second Edition Prentice-Hall, I Inc. Engkwood Cliffs, New Jersey CONTENTS PART 7 ANALYTIC TOOLS OF

Follow links for Class Use and other Permissions. For more information send email to: permissions@pupress.princeton.edu

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Ariel Rubinstein: Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory is published by Princeton University Press and copyrighted, c 2006, by Princeton University Press. All rights reserved. No part

Theoretical Tools of Public Economics. Part-2

Theoretical Tools of Public Economics Part-2 Previous Lecture Definitions and Properties Utility functions Marginal utility: positive (negative) if x is a good ( bad ) Diminishing marginal utility Indifferences

MERSİN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCİENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS MICROECONOMICS MIDTERM EXAM DATE 18.11.

MERSİN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCİENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS MICROECONOMICS MIDTERM EXAM DATE 18.11.2011 TİIE 12:30 STUDENT NAME AND NUMBER MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one

Economics 100A. Final Exam

Name form number 1 Economics 100A Final Exam Fill in the bubbles on your scantron with your id number (starting from the left side of the box), your name, and the form type. Students who do this successfully

Optimal Auctions Continued

Lecture 6 Optimal Auctions Continued 1 Recap Last week, we... Set up the Myerson auction environment: n risk-neutral bidders independent types t i F i with support [, b i ] residual valuation of t 0 for

Economics II: Micro Fall 2009 Exercise session 5. Market with a sole supplier is Monopolistic.

Economics II: Micro Fall 009 Exercise session 5 VŠE 1 Review Optimal production: Independent of the level of market concentration, optimal level of production is where MR = MC. Monopoly: Market with a

Walrasian Demand. u(x) where B(p, w) = {x R n + : p x w}.

Walrasian Demand Econ 2100 Fall 2015 Lecture 5, September 16 Outline 1 Walrasian Demand 2 Properties of Walrasian Demand 3 An Optimization Recipe 4 First and Second Order Conditions Definition Walrasian

Lecture Notes on Elasticity of Substitution

Lecture Notes on Elasticity of Substitution Ted Bergstrom, UCSB Economics 210A March 3, 2011 Today s featured guest is the elasticity of substitution. Elasticity of a function of a single variable Before

Pre Test Chapter 3. 8.. DVD players and DVDs are: A. complementary goods. B. substitute goods. C. independent goods. D. inferior goods.

1. Graphically, the market demand curve is: A. steeper than any individual demand curve that is part of it. B. greater than the sum of the individual demand curves. C. the horizontal sum of individual

PPA 723, Fall 2006 Professor John McPeak

Quiz One PPA 723, Fall 2006 Professor John McPeak Name: The total quiz is worth 20 points. Each question is worth 2 points, and each sub question is worth an equal share of the two points. 1) The demand

Chapter 4 Online Appendix: The Mathematics of Utility Functions

Chapter 4 Online Appendix: The Mathematics of Utility Functions We saw in the text that utility functions and indifference curves are different ways to represent a consumer s preferences. Calculus can

Multi-variable Calculus and Optimization

Multi-variable Calculus and Optimization Dudley Cooke Trinity College Dublin Dudley Cooke (Trinity College Dublin) Multi-variable Calculus and Optimization 1 / 51 EC2040 Topic 3 - Multi-variable Calculus

User Guide Thank you for purchasing the DX90 http://www.ibasso.com

1.4 Hidden Information and Price Discrimination 1

1.4 Hidden Information and Price Discrimination 1 To be included in: Elmar Wolfstetter. Topics in Microeconomics: Industrial Organization, Auctions, and Incentives. Cambridge University Press, new edition,

Adverse Selection and the Market for Health Insurance in the U.S. James Marton

Preliminary and Incomplete Please do not Quote Adverse Selection and the Market for Health Insurance in the U.S. James Marton Washington University, Department of Economics Date: 4/24/01 Abstract Several

Empirical Applying Of Mutual Funds

Internet Appendix for A Model of hadow Banking * At t = 0, a generic intermediary j solves the optimization problem: max ( D, I H, I L, H, L, TH, TL ) [R (I H + T H H ) + p H ( H T H )] + [E ω (π ω ) A

Critical points of once continuously differentiable functions are important because they are the only points that can be local maxima or minima.

Lecture 0: Convexity and Optimization We say that if f is a once continuously differentiable function on an interval I, and x is a point in the interior of I that x is a critical point of f if f (x) =

How To Learn Economics In India

B.A. PROGRAMME DISCIPLINE COURSE ECONOMICS COURSE CONTENTS (Effective from the Academic Year 2011-2012 onwards) DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF DELHI DELHI 1 Syllabus for B.A. Programme - Economics

The fundamental question in economics is 2. Consumer Preferences

A Theory of Consumer Behavior Preliminaries 1. Introduction The fundamental question in economics is 2. Consumer Preferences Given limited resources, how are goods and service allocated? 1 3. Indifference

Cost Minimization and the Cost Function

Cost Minimization and the Cost Function Juan Manuel Puerta October 5, 2009 So far we focused on profit maximization, we could look at a different problem, that is the cost minimization problem. This is

Atomic Cournotian Traders May Be Walrasian

Atomic Cournotian Traders May Be Walrasian Giulio Codognato, Sayantan Ghosal, Simone Tonin September 2014 Abstract In a bilateral oligopoly, with large traders, represented as atoms, and small traders,

Economics 1011a: Intermediate Microeconomics

Lecture 11: Choice Under Uncertainty Economics 1011a: Intermediate Microeconomics Lecture 11: Choice Under Uncertainty Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Last class we wrapped up consumption over time. Today we

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

MBA 640 Survey of Microeconomics Fall 2006, Quiz 6 Name MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A monopoly is best defined as a firm that

Economics 2020a / HBS 4010 / HKS API-111 Fall 2011 Practice Problems for Lectures 1 to 11

Economics 2020a / HBS 4010 / HKS API-111 Fall 2011 Practice Problems for Lectures 1 to 11 LECTURE 1: BUDGETS AND REVEALED PREFERENCE 1.1. Quantity Discounts and the Budget Constraint Suppose that a consumer

Lecture notes for Choice Under Uncertainty

Lecture notes for Choice Under Uncertainty 1. Introduction In this lecture we examine the theory of decision-making under uncertainty and its application to the demand for insurance. The undergraduate

Production Functions

Short Run Production Function. Principles of Microeconomics, Fall Chia-Hui Chen October, ecture Production Functions Outline. Chap : Short Run Production Function. Chap : ong Run Production Function. Chap

Unraveling versus Unraveling: A Memo on Competitive Equilibriums and Trade in Insurance Markets

Unraveling versus Unraveling: A Memo on Competitive Equilibriums and Trade in Insurance Markets Nathaniel Hendren January, 2014 Abstract Both Akerlof (1970) and Rothschild and Stiglitz (1976) show that

Macroeconomics Lecture 1: The Solow Growth Model

Macroeconomics Lecture 1: The Solow Growth Model Richard G. Pierse 1 Introduction One of the most important long-run issues in macroeconomics is understanding growth. Why do economies grow and what determines

Microeconomics Topic 6: Be able to explain and calculate average and marginal cost to make production decisions.

Microeconomics Topic 6: Be able to explain and calculate average and marginal cost to make production decisions. Reference: Gregory Mankiw s Principles of Microeconomics, 2 nd edition, Chapter 13. Long-Run

Economics 121b: Intermediate Microeconomics Problem Set 2 1/20/10

Dirk Bergemann Department of Economics Yale University s by Olga Timoshenko Economics 121b: Intermediate Microeconomics Problem Set 2 1/20/10 This problem set is due on Wednesday, 1/27/10. Preliminary

or, put slightly differently, the profit maximizing condition is for marginal revenue to equal marginal cost:

Chapter 9 Lecture Notes 1 Economics 35: Intermediate Microeconomics Notes and Sample Questions Chapter 9: Profit Maximization Profit Maximization The basic assumption here is that firms are profit maximizing.

CAPM, Arbitrage, and Linear Factor Models

CAPM, Arbitrage, and Linear Factor Models CAPM, Arbitrage, Linear Factor Models 1/ 41 Introduction We now assume all investors actually choose mean-variance e cient portfolios. By equating these investors

Table of Contents MICRO ECONOMICS

economicsentrance.weebly.com Basic Exercises Micro Economics AKG 09 Table of Contents MICRO ECONOMICS Budget Constraint... 4 Practice problems... 4 Answers... 4 Supply and Demand... 7 Practice Problems...

AP Microeconomics Chapter 12 Outline

I. Learning Objectives In this chapter students will learn: A. The significance of resource pricing. B. How the marginal revenue productivity of a resource relates to a firm s demand for that resource.

Scheme of B.A. (Economics Hons.) Semester System

Scheme of B.A. (Economics Hons.) Semester System B.A.Part-1 Semester-1 Nomenclature Paper-101 Micro Economics -I Paper-102 Macro Economics -I Semester-2 Paper-203 Micro Economics -II Paper-204 Macro Economics

Simple Model Economy. Business Economics Theory of Consumer Behavior Thomas & Maurice, Chapter 5. Circular Flow Model. Modeling Household Decisions

Business Economics Theory of Consumer Behavior Thomas & Maurice, Chapter 5 Herbert Stocker herbert.stocker@uibk.ac.at Institute of International Studies University of Ramkhamhaeng & Department of Economics

Bargaining Power of a Coalition in Parallel Bargaining

Bargaining Power of a Coalition in Parallel Bargaining SUCHAN CHAE Rice University and PAUL HEIDHUES Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) The paper shows that integrating two players on the same

Lecture 3: Growth with Overlapping Generations (Acemoglu 2009, Chapter 9, adapted from Zilibotti)

Lecture 3: Growth with Overlapping Generations (Acemoglu 2009, Chapter 9, adapted from Zilibotti) Kjetil Storesletten September 10, 2013 Kjetil Storesletten () Lecture 3 September 10, 2013 1 / 44 Growth

Lecture Notes Intermediate Microeconomics. Xu Hu huxu85@tamu.edu Department of Economics, Texas A&M University

Lecture Notes Intermediate Microeconomics Xu Hu huxu85@tamu.edu Department of Economics, Texas A&M University November 12, 2010 2 Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Prologue.......................................

Deriving Demand Functions - Examples 1

Deriving Demand Functions - Examples 1 What follows are some examples of different preference relations and their respective demand functions. In all the following examples, assume we have two goods x

Urban Economics. Land Rent and Land Use Patterns PART II. 03.06.2009 Fachgebiet Internationale Wirtschaft Prof. Dr. Volker Nitsch Nicolai Wendland

Urban Economics Land Rent and Land Use Patterns PART II Housing Prices To assess the variation of housing prices within a city, we focus on commuting as the key determinant for residential location decisions.

Economics 2020a / HBS 4010 / HKS API-111 FALL 2010 Solutions to Practice Problems for Lectures 1 to 4

Economics 00a / HBS 4010 / HKS API-111 FALL 010 Solutions to Practice Problems for Lectures 1 to 4 1.1. Quantity Discounts and the Budget Constraint (a) The only distinction between the budget line with

A short note on American option prices

A short note on American option Filip Lindskog April 27, 2012 1 The set-up An American call option with strike price K written on some stock gives the holder the right to buy a share of the stock (exercise

In following this handout, sketch appropriate graphs in the space provided.

Dr. McGahagan Graphs and microeconomics You will see a remarkable number of graphs on the blackboard and in the text in this course. You will see a fair number on examinations as well, and many exam questions,

Deriving MRS from Utility Function, Budget Constraints, and Interior Solution of Optimization

Utilit Function, Deriving MRS. Principles of Microeconomics, Fall Chia-Hui Chen September, Lecture Deriving MRS from Utilit Function, Budget Constraints, and Interior Solution of Optimization Outline.

ECN 221 Chapter 5 practice problems This is not due for a grade

ECN 221 Chapter 5 practice problems This is not due for a grade 1. Assume the price of pizza is $2.00 and the price of Beer is $1.00 and that at your current levels of consumption, the Marginal Utility

Full and Complete Binary Trees

Full and Complete Binary Trees Binary Tree Theorems 1 Here are two important types of binary trees. Note that the definitions, while similar, are logically independent. Definition: a binary tree T is full

Long Run Supply and the Analysis of Competitive Markets. 1 Long Run Competitive Equilibrium

Long Run Competitive Equilibrium. rinciples of Microeconomics, Fall 7 Chia-Hui Chen October 9, 7 Lecture 6 Long Run Supply and the Analysis of Competitive Markets Outline. Chap 8: Long Run Equilibrium.