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4 marks, −1Macroeconomics › Consumption and investment › Intertemporal consumption and the Euler equationModerateabout 3 min

DSE 2020 Question 12: Consumption and investment

A consumer lives for periods 111 and 222 with utility U=ln⁡c1+(1+ρ)−1ln⁡c2U=\ln c_1+(1+\rho)^{-1}\ln c_2U=lnc1​+(1+ρ)−1lnc2​, incomes w1,w2w_1,w_2w1​,w2​, and lifetime budget constraint c1+(1+r)−1c2=w1+(1+r)−1w2c_1+(1+r)^{-1}c_2=w_1+(1+r)^{-1}w_2c1​+(1+r)−1c2​=w1​+(1+r)−1w2​, where rrr is the interest rate on savings. If r>ρr>\rhor>ρ, 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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This question is on Intertemporal consumption and the Euler equation, part of Consumption and investment in Macroeconomics.

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