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IIT JAM 2023 Question 56: Consumption and investment

In a two-period model, a consumer maximises Wt=ln⁡(ct)+11+θln⁡(ct+1)W_t=\ln(c_t)+\tfrac{1}{1+\theta}\ln(c_{t+1})Wt​=ln(ct​)+1+θ1​ln(ct+1​) subject to ct+ct+11+r≤yt+yt+11+rc_t+\tfrac{c_{t+1}}{1+r}\le y_t+\tfrac{y_{t+1}}{1+r}ct​+1+rct+1​​≤yt​+1+ryt+1​​. With θ=0.05\theta=0.05θ=0.05, r=0.08r=0.08r=0.08, the interior equilibrium ratio ct+1ct\tfrac{c_{t+1}}{c_t}ct​ct+1​​ is ________ (round off to 2 decimal places).

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In a two-period model, a consumer maximises Wₜ=ln (cₜ)+1/(1+θ)ln (cₜ₊₁) subject to cₜ+cₜ₊₁/(1+r)≤ yₜ+yₜ₊₁/(1+r). With θ=0.05, r=0.08, the interior equilibrium ratio cₜ₊₁/cₜ is (round off to 2 decimal places).

Also written as: In a two-period model, a consumer maximises W_t=ln (c_t)+1/(1+theta)ln (c_(t+1)) subject to c_t+(c_(t+1))/(1+r)<= y_t+(y_(t+1))/(1+r). With theta=0.05, r=0.08, the interior equilibrium ratio (c_(t+1))/c_t is (round off to 2 decimal places).

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This question is on Intertemporal consumption and the Euler equation, part of Consumption and investment in Macroeconomics.

Choosing consumption over two periods and the condition that links them.

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