A consumer lives for periods and with utility , incomes , and lifetime budget constraint , where is the interest rate on savings. If , then
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A consumer lives for periods 1 and 2 with utility U=ln c₁+(1+ρ)⁻¹ln c₂, incomes w₁,w₂, and lifetime budget constraint c₁+(1+r)⁻¹c₂=w₁+(1+r)⁻¹w₂, where r is the interest rate on savings. If r>ρ, then (A) c₁>c₂ (B) c₁<c₂ (C) c₁=c₂ (D) the relationship between c₁ and c₂ is ambiguous
Also written as: A consumer lives for periods 1 and 2 with utility U=ln c_1+(1+rho)^(-1)ln c_2, incomes w_1,w_2, and lifetime budget constraint c_1+(1+r)^(-1)c_2=w_1+(1+r)^(-1)w_2, where r is the interest rate on savings. If r>rho, then
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