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Demand Theory
Utility Maximization Problem
Advanced Microeconomic Theory 2
Utility Maximization Problem
โข Consumer maximizes his utility level by selecting a bundle ๐ฅ (where ๐ฅ can be a vector) subject to his budget constraint:
max๐ฅโฅ0
๐ข(๐ฅ)
s. t. ๐ โ ๐ฅ โค ๐ค
โข Weierstrass Theorem: for optimization problems defined on the reals, if the objective function is continuous and constraints define a closed and bounded set, then the solution to such optimization problem exists.
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Utility Maximization Problem
โข Existence: if ๐ โซ 0 and ๐ค > 0 (i.e., if ๐ต๐,๐ค is closed and bounded), and if ๐ข(โ) is continuous, then there exists at least one solution to the UMP.โ If, in addition, preferences are strictly convex, then the
solution to the UMP is unique.
โข We denote the solution of the UMP as the ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ of the UMP (the argument, ๐ฅ, that solves the optimization problem), and we denote it as ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค). โ ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) is the Walrasian demand correspondence, which
specifies a demand of every good in โ+๐ฟ for every possible
price vector, ๐, and every possible wealth level, ๐ค.
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Utility Maximization Problem
โข Walrasian demand ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)at bundle A is optimal, as the consumer reaches a utility level of ๐ข2 by exhausting all his wealth.
โข Bundles B and C are not optimal, despite exhausting the consumerโs wealth. They yield a lower utility level ๐ข1, where ๐ข1 < ๐ข2.
โข Bundle D is unaffordable and, hence, it cannot be the argmax of the UMP given a wealth level of ๐ค.
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Properties of Walrasian Demand
โข If the utility function is continuous and preferences satisfy LNS over the consumption set ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ , then the Walrasian demand ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) satisfies:
1) Homogeneity of degree zero:
๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ฅ(๐ผ๐, ๐ผ๐ค) for all ๐, ๐ค, and for all ๐ผ > 0
That is, the budget set is unchanged!
๐ฅ โ โ+๐ฟ : ๐ โ ๐ฅ โค ๐ค = ๐ฅ โ โ+
๐ฟ : ๐ผ๐ โ ๐ฅ โค ๐ผ๐ค
Note that we donโt need any assumption on the preference relation to show this. We only rely on the budget set being affected.
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Properties of Walrasian Demand
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โ Note that the preference relation can be linear, and homog(0) would still hold.
x2
x1
2 2
w w
p p
1 1
w w
p p
x(p,w) is unaffected
2) Walrasโ Law:
๐ โ ๐ฅ = ๐ค for all ๐ฅ = ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)
It follows from LNS: if the consumer selects a Walrasian demand ๐ฅ โ ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค), where ๐ โ ๐ฅ < ๐ค, then it means we can still find other bundle ๐ฆ, which is ฮตโclose to ๐ฅ, where consumer can improve his utility level.
If the bundle the consumer chooses lies on the budget line, i.e., ๐ โ ๐ฅโฒ = ๐ค, we could then identify bundles that are strictly preferred to ๐ฅโฒ, but these bundles would be unaffordable to the consumer.
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Properties of Walrasian Demand
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โ For ๐ฅ โ ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค), there is a bundle ๐ฆ, ฮตโclose to ๐ฅ, such that ๐ฆ โป ๐ฅ. Then, ๐ฅ โ ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค).
1x
2x
x x
y y
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3) Convexity/Uniqueness:
a) If the preferences are convex, then the Walrasian demand correspondence ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)defines a convex set, i.e., a continuum of bundles are utility maximizing.
b) If the preferences are strictly convex, then the Walrasian demand correspondence ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)contains a single element.
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Properties of Walrasian Demand
Convex preferences Strictly convex preferences
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2
w
p
1
w
p
Unique x(p,w)
x2
2
w
p
1
w
p
,x x p w
x2
x1 x1
UMP: Necessary Condition
max๐ฅโฅ0
๐ข ๐ฅ s. t. ๐ โ ๐ฅ โค ๐ค
โข We solve it using Kuhn-Tucker conditions over the Lagrangian ๐ฟ = ๐ข ๐ฅ + ๐(๐ค โ ๐ โ ๐ฅ),
๐๐ฟ
๐๐ฅ๐=
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐โ ๐๐๐ โค 0 for all ๐, = 0 if ๐ฅ๐
โ > 0
๐๐ฟ
๐๐= ๐ค โ ๐ โ ๐ฅโ = 0
โข That is, in a interior optimum, ๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐= ๐๐๐ for every
good ๐, which implies๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
=๐๐
๐๐โ ๐๐ ๐ ๐,๐ =
๐๐
๐๐โ
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐=
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐
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UMP: Sufficient Condition
โข When are Kuhn-Tucker (necessary) conditions, also sufficient?
โ That is, when can we guarantee that ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) is the max of the UMP and not the min?
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UMP: Sufficient Condition
โข Kuhn-Tucker conditions are sufficient for a max if:
1) ๐ข(๐ฅ) is quasiconcave, i.e., convex upper contour set (UCS).
2) ๐ข(๐ฅ) is monotone.3) ๐ป๐ข(๐ฅ) โ 0 for ๐ฅ โ โ+
๐ฟ .โ If ๐ป๐ข ๐ฅ = 0 for some ๐ฅ,
then we would be at the โtop of the mountainโ (i.e., blissing point), which violates both LNS and monotonicity.
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x1
x2
wp2
wp1
x * โ x (p,w)
slope = - p2
p1
Ind. Curve
UMP: Violations of Sufficient Condition
1) ๐(โ) is non-monotone:
โ The consumer chooses bundle A (at a corner) since it yields the highest utility level given his budget constraint.
โ At point A, however, the tangency condition
๐๐ ๐ 1,2 =๐1
๐2does not
hold.
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UMP: Violations of Sufficient Condition
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x2
x1
A
B
C
Budget line
โ The upper contour sets (UCS) are not convex.
โ ๐๐ ๐ 1,2 =๐1
๐2is not a
sufficient condition for a max.
โ A point of tangency (C) gives a lower utility level than a point of non-tangency (B).
โ True maximum is at point A.
2) ๐(โ) is not quasiconcave:
UMP: Corner Solution
โข Analyzing differential changes in ๐ฅ๐ and ๐ฅ๐, that keep individualโs utility unchanged, ๐๐ข = 0,
๐๐ข(๐ฅ)
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ +
๐๐ข(๐ฅ)
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ = 0 (total diff.)
โข Rearranging,
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐ฅ๐= โ
๐๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐
= โ๐๐ ๐๐,๐
โข Corner Solution: ๐๐ ๐๐,๐ >๐๐
๐๐, or alternatively,
๐๐ข ๐ฅโ
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐>
๐๐ข ๐ฅโ
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐, i.e.,
the consumer prefers to consume more of good ๐.
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UMP: Corner Solution
โข In the FOCs, this implies:
a)๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐โค ๐๐๐ for the goods whose consumption is
zero, ๐ฅ๐โ= 0, and
b)๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐= ๐๐๐ for the good whose consumption is
positive, ๐ฅ๐โ> 0.
โข Intuition: the marginal utility per dollar spent on good ๐ is still larger than that on good ๐.
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐= ๐ โฅ
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐
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UMP: Corner Solution
โข Consumer seeks to consume good 1 alone.
โข At the corner solution, the indifference curve is steeper than the budget line, i.e.,
๐๐ ๐1,2 >๐1
๐2or
๐๐1
๐1>
๐๐2
๐2
โข Intuitively, the consumer would like to consume more of good 1, even after spending his entire wealth on good 1 alone.
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x1
x2
wp2
wp1
slope of the B.L. = - p2
p1
slope of the I.C. = MRS1,2
UMP: Lagrange Multiplier
โข ๐ is referred to as the โmarginal values of relaxing the constraintโ in the UMP (a.k.a.โshadow price of wealthโ).
โข If we provide more wealth to the consumer, he is capable of reaching a higher indifference curve and, as a consequence, obtaining a higher utility level.
โ We want to measure the change in utility resulting from a marginal increase in wealth.
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x1
x2
w 0
p2
{x +: u(x) = u 1}2
{x +: u(x) = u 0}2
w 1
p2
w 0
p1
w 1
p1
UMP: Lagrange Multiplier
โข Let us take ๐ข ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) , and analyze the change in utility from change in wealth. Using the chain rule yields,
๐ป๐ข ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) โ ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)
โข Substituting ๐ป๐ข ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) = ๐๐ (in interior solutions),
๐๐ โ ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)
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UMP: Lagrange Multiplier
โข From Walrasโ Law, ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ค, the change in expenditure from an increase in wealth is given by
๐ท๐ค ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ โ ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค = 1
โข Hence, ๐ป๐ข ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) โ ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค
1
= ๐
โข Intuition: If ๐ = 5, then a $1 increase in wealth implies an increase in 5 units of utility.
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Walrasian Demand: Wealth Effects
โข Normal vs. Inferior goods
๐๐ฅ ๐,๐ค
๐๐ค
><
0 normalinferior
โข Examples of inferior goods:
โ Two-buck chuck (a really cheap wine)
โ Walmart during the economic crisis
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Walrasian Demand: Wealth Effects
โข An increase in the wealth level produces an outward shift in the budget line.
โข ๐ฅ2 is normal as ๐๐ฅ2 ๐,๐ค
๐๐ค> 0, while
๐ฅ1 is inferior as ๐๐ฅ ๐,๐ค
๐๐ค< 0.
โข Wealth expansion path: โ connects the optimal consumption
bundle for different levels of wealth
โ indicates how the consumption of a good changes as a consequence of changes in the wealth level
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Walrasian Demand: Wealth Effects
โข Engel curve depicts the consumption of a particular good in the horizontal axis and wealth on the vertical axis.
โข The slope of the Engel curve is:
โ positive if the good is normal
โ negative if the good is inferior
โข Engel curve can be positively slopped for low wealth levels and become negatively slopped afterwards.
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x1
Wealth, w
ลต
Engel curve for a normal good (up to income ลต), but inferior
good for all w > ลต
Engel curve of a normal good, for all w.
Walrasian Demand: Price Effects
โข Own price effect:๐๐ฅ๐ ๐, ๐ค
๐๐๐
<>
0UsualGiffen
โข Cross-price effect:๐๐ฅ๐ ๐, ๐ค
๐๐๐
><
0Substitutes
Complements
โ Examples of Substitutes: two brands of mineral water, such as Aquafina vs. Poland Springs.
โ Examples of Complements: cars and gasoline.
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Walrasian Demand: Price Effects
โข Own price effect
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Usual good Giffen good
Walrasian Demand: Price Effects
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โข Cross-price effect
Substitutes Complements
Indirect Utility Function
โข The Walrasian demand function, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค , is the solution to the UMP (i.e., argmax).
โข What would be the utility function evaluated at the solution of the UMP, i.e., ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ?
โ This is the indirect utility function (i.e., the highest utility level), ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค โ โ, associated with the UMP.
โ It is the โvalue functionโ of this optimization problem.
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Properties of Indirect Utility Function
โข If the utility function is continuous and preferences satisfy LNS over the consumption set ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ , then the indirect utility function ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค satisfies:
1) Homogenous of degree zero: Increasing ๐ and ๐คby a common factor ๐ผ > 0 does not modify the consumerโs optimal consumption bundle,๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค), nor his maximal utility level, measured by ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค .
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Properties of Indirect Utility Function
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x1
x2
wp2
ฮฑ wฮฑ p2
=
wp1
ฮฑ wฮฑ p1
=
x (p,w) = x (ฮฑp,ฮฑ w)
v (p,w) = v (ฮฑp,ฮฑ w)
Bp,w = Bฮฑp,ฮฑw
Properties of Indirect Utility Function
2) Strictly increasing in ๐ค:
๐ฃ ๐, ๐คโฒ > ๐ฃ(๐, ๐ค) for ๐คโฒ > ๐ค.
3) non-increasing (i.e., weakly decreasing) in ๐๐
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Properties of Indirect Utility Function
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W
P1
w2
w1
4) Quasiconvex: The set ๐, ๐ค : ๐ฃ(๐, ๐ค) โค าง๐ฃ is convex for any าง๐ฃ.
- Interpretation I: If (๐1, ๐ค1) โฟโ (๐2, ๐ค2), then (๐1, ๐ค1) โฟโ (๐๐1 +(1 โ ๐)๐2, ๐๐ค1 + (1 โ ๐)๐ค2); i.e., if ๐ด โฟโ ๐ต, then ๐ด โฟโ ๐ถ.
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- Interpretation II: ๐ฃ(๐, ๐ค) is quasiconvex if the set of (๐, ๐ค) pairs for which ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค < ๐ฃ(๐โ, ๐คโ) is convex.
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W
P1
w*
p*
v(p,w) < v(p*,w
*)
v(p,w) = v1
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- Interpretation III: Using ๐ฅ1 and ๐ฅ2 in the axis, perform following steps:
1) When ๐ต๐,๐ค, then ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค
2) When ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ, then ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ
3) Both ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ induce an indirect utility of ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ฃ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ = เดค๐ข
4) Construct a linear combination of prices and wealth:
เต ๐โฒโฒ = ๐ผ๐ + (1 โ ๐ผ)๐โฒ
๐คโฒโฒ = ๐ผ๐ค + (1 โ ๐ผ)๐คโฒ ๐ต๐โฒโฒ,๐คโฒโฒ
5) Any solution to the UMP given ๐ต๐โฒโฒ,๐คโฒโฒ must lie on a lower indifference curve (i.e., lower utility)
๐ฃ ๐โฒโฒ, ๐คโฒโฒ โค เดค๐ข
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Properties of Indirect Utility Function
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x1
x2
Bp,wBpโ,wโBpโโ,wโโ
x (p,w)
x (pโ,wโ )
Ind. Curve {x โโ2:u(x) = ลซ}
WARP and Walrasian Demand
โข Relation between Walrasian demand ๐ฅ ๐, ๐คand WARP
โ How does the WARP restrict the set of optimal consumption bundles that the individual decision-maker can select when solving the UMP?
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WARP and Walrasian Demand
โข Take two different consumption bundles ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ , both being affordable ๐, ๐ค , i.e.,
๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค โค ๐ค and ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ โค ๐ค
โข When prices and wealth are ๐, ๐ค , the consumer chooses ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค despite ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ is also affordable.
โข Then he โrevealsโ a preference for ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค over ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒwhen both are affordable.
โข Hence, we should expect him to choose ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค over ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ when both are affordable. (Consistency)
โข Therefore, bundle ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค must not be affordable at ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ because the consumer chooses ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ . That is,
๐โฒ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค > ๐คโฒ.
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WARP and Walrasian Demand
โข In summary, Walrasian demand satisfies WARP, if, for two different consumption bundles, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค โ ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ ,
๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ โค ๐ค โ ๐โฒ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค > ๐คโฒ
โข Intuition: if ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ is affordable under budget set ๐ต๐,๐ค, then ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค cannot be affordable
under ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ.
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Checking for WARP
โข A systematic procedure to check if Walrasian demand satisfies WARP:โ Step 1: Check if bundles ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ are
both affordable under ๐ต๐,๐ค. That is, graphically ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ have to lie on
or below budget line ๐ต๐,๐ค.
If step 1 is satisfied, then move to step 2.
Otherwise, the premise of WARP does not hold, which does not allow us to continue checking if WARP is violated or not. In this case, we can only say that โWARP is not violatedโ.
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Checking for WARP
- Step 2: Check if bundles ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is affordable under ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ.
That is, graphically ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค must lie on or below budge line ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ.
If step 2 is satisfied, then this Walrasian demand violates WARP.
Otherwise, the Walrasian demand satisfies WARP.
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Checking for WARP: Example 1
โข First, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ are both affordable under ๐ต๐,๐ค.
โข Second, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is not affordable under ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ.
โข Hence, WARP is satisfied!
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x1
x2
w p2
wp1
Bp,w
Bp ,w
x (p,w)
x (p ,w )
Checking for WARP: Example 2
โข The demand ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒunder final prices and wealth is not affordable under initial prices and wealth, i.e., ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ > ๐ค.โ The premise of WARP
does not hold.
โ Violation of Step 1!
โ WARP is not violated.
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Checking for WARP: Example 3
โข The demand ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒunder final prices and wealth is not affordable under initial prices and wealth, i.e., ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ > ๐ค.โ The premise of WARP
does not hold.
โ Violation of Step 1!
โ WARP is not violated.
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Checking for WARP: Example 4
โข The demand ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒunder final prices and wealth is not affordable under initial prices and wealth, i.e., ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ > ๐ค.โ The premise of WARP
does not hold.
โ Violation of Step 1!
โ WARP is not violated.
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Checking for WARP: Example 5
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x1
x2
w p2
wp1
Bp,w
Bp ,w x (p,w)x (p ,w )
โข First, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ are both affordable under ๐ต๐,๐ค.
โข Second, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is affordable under ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ, i.e., ๐โฒ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค < ๐คโฒ
โข Hence, WARP is NOTsatisfied!
Implications of WARP
โข How do price changes affect the WARP predictions?โข Assume a reduction in ๐1
โ the consumerโs budget lines rotates (uncompensated price change)
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Implications of WARP
โข Adjust the consumerโs wealth level so that he can consume his initial demand ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค at the new prices.
โ shift the final budget line inwards until the point at which we reach the initial consumption bundle ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค (compensated price change)
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Implications of WARP
โข What is the wealth adjustment?๐ค = ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค under ๐, ๐ค
๐คโฒ = ๐โฒ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค under ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ
โข Then,โ๐ค = โ๐ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค
where โ๐ค = ๐คโฒ โ ๐ค and โ๐ = ๐โฒ โ ๐.
โข This is the Slutsky wealth compensation: โ the increase (decrease) in wealth, measured by โ๐ค, that we must
provide to the consumer so that he can afford the same consumption bundle as before the price increase (decrease), ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค .
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข Suppose that the Walrasian demand ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค satisfies homog(0) and Walrasโ Law. Then, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค satisfies WARP iff:
โ๐ โ โ๐ฅ โค 0
whereโ โ๐ = ๐โฒ โ ๐ and โ๐ฅ = ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค
โ ๐คโฒ is the wealth level that allows the consumer to buy the initial demand at the new prices, ๐คโฒ = ๐โฒ โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค
โข This is the Law of Demand: quantity demanded and price move in different directions.
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข Does WARP restrict behavior when we apply Slutsky wealth compensations? โ Yes!
โข What if we were not applying the Slutsky wealth compensation, would WARP impose any restriction on allowable locations for ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ ?โ No!
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
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โข See the discussions on the next slide
Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข Can ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ lie on segment A?1) ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ are both affordable under
๐ต๐,๐ค.
2) ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is affordable under ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ. โ WARP is violated if ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ lies on segment A
โข Can ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ lie on segment B?1) ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is affordable under ๐ต๐,๐ค, but ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ is
not. โ The premise of WARP does not holdโ WARP is not violated if ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ lies on segment B
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข What did we learn from this figure?1) We started from ๐ป๐1, and compensated the wealth of
this individual (reducing it from ๐ค to ๐คโฒ) so that he could afford his initial bundle ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค under the new prices. From this wealth compensation, we obtained budget line ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ.
2) From WARP, we know that ๐ฅ ๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ must contain more of good 1. That is, graphically, segment B lies to the right-hand side of
๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค .
3) Then, a price reduction, ๐ป๐1, when followed by an appropriate wealth compensation, leads to an increase in the quantity demanded of this good, โ๐ฅ1. This is the compensated law of demand (CLD).
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข Practice problem:โ Can you repeat this analysis but for an increase in
the price of good 1? First, pivot budget line ๐ต๐,๐ค inwards to obtain ๐ต๐โฒ,๐ค.
Then, increase the wealth level (wealth compensation) to obtain ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ.
Identify the two segments in budget line ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ, one to the right-hand side of ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค and other to the left.
In which segment of budget line ๐ต๐โฒ,๐คโฒ can the Walrasian demand ๐ฅ(๐โฒ, ๐คโฒ) lie?
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข Is WARP satisfied under the uncompensated law of demand (ULD)?โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is affordable under
budget line ๐ต๐,๐ค, but ๐ฅ(๐โฒ, ๐ค) is not. Hence, the premise of WARP is
not satisfied. As a result, WARP is not violated.
โ But, is this result implying something about whether ULD must hold? No! Although WARP is not violated,
ULD is: a decrease in the price of good 1 yields a decrease in the quantity demanded.
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Implications of WARP: Law of Demand
โข Distinction between the uncompensated and the compensated law of demand:โ quantity demanded and price can move in the same
direction, when wealth is left uncompensated, i.e.,
โ๐1 โ โ๐ฅ1 > 0as โ๐1 โ โ๐ฅ1
โข Hence, WARP is not sufficient to yield law of demand for price changes that are uncompensated, i.e.,
WARP โ ULD, butWARP โ CLD
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Matrix
โข Let us focus now on the case in which ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is differentiable.
โข First, note that the law of demand is ๐๐ โ ๐๐ฅ โค 0(equivalent to โ๐ โ โ๐ฅ โค 0).
โข Totally differentiating ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ,๐๐ฅ = ๐ท๐๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ๐๐ + ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ๐๐ค
โข And since the consumerโs wealth is compensated, ๐๐ค = ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) โ ๐๐ (this is the differential analog of โ๐ค = โ๐ โ ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)).โ Recall that โ๐ค = โ๐ โ ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) was obtained from the
Slutsky wealth compensation.
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Matrix
โข Substituting,
๐๐ฅ = ๐ท๐๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ๐๐ + ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) โ ๐๐๐๐ค
or equivalently,
๐๐ฅ = ๐ท๐๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค + ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)๐ ๐๐
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Matrix
โข Hence the law of demand, ๐๐ โ ๐๐ฅ โค 0, can be expressed as
๐๐ โ ๐ท๐๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค + ๐ท๐ค๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค)๐ ๐๐
๐๐ฅ
โค 0
where the term in brackets is the Slutsky (or substitution) matrix
๐ ๐, ๐ค =๐ 11 ๐, ๐ค โฏ ๐ 1๐ฟ ๐, ๐ค
โฎ โฑ โฎ๐ ๐ฟ1 ๐, ๐ค โฏ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐, ๐ค
where each element in the matrix is
๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐ค =๐๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
๐๐๐+
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐, ๐ค
๐๐ค๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Matrix
โข Proposition: If ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค is differentiable, satisfies Walrasโ law, homog(0), and WARP, then ๐ ๐, ๐คis negative semi-definite,
๐ฃ โ ๐ ๐, ๐ค ๐ฃ โค 0 for any ๐ฃ โ โ๐ฟ
โข Implications:โ ๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐ค : substitution effect of good ๐ with respect to
its own price is non-positive (own-price effect)โ Negative semi-definiteness does not imply that
๐ ๐, ๐ค is symmetric (except when ๐ฟ = 2). Usual confusion: โthen ๐ ๐, ๐ค is not symmetricโ, NO!
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Matrix
โข Proposition: If preferences satisfy LNS and strict convexity, and they are represented with a continuous utility function, then the Walrasian demand ๐ฅ ๐, ๐คgenerates a Slutsky matrix, ๐ ๐, ๐ค , which is symmetric.
โข The above assumptions are really common. โ Hence, the Slutsky matrix will then be symmetric.
โข However, the above assumptions are not satisfied in the case of preferences over perfect substitutes (i.e., preferences are convex, but not strictly convex).
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Matrix
โข Non-positive substitution effect, ๐ ๐๐ โค 0:
๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐คsubstitution effect (โ)
=๐๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
๐๐๐
Total effect:โ usual good
+ Giffen good
+๐๐ฅ๐ ๐, ๐ค
๐๐ค๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
Income effect:+ normal good
โ inferior good
โข Substitution Effect = Total Effect + Income Effect
โ Total Effect = Substitution Effect - Income Effect
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Equation
๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐คsubstitution effect (โ)
=๐๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
๐๐๐
Total effect
+๐๐ฅ๐ ๐, ๐ค
๐๐ค๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
Income effect
โข Total Effect: measures how the quantity demanded is affected by a change in the price of good ๐, when we leave the wealth uncompensated.
โข Income Effect: measures the change in the quantity demanded as a result of the wealth adjustment.
โข Substitution Effect: measures how the quantity demanded is affected by a change in the price of good ๐, after the wealth adjustment.โ That is, the substitution effect only captures the change in demand due to variation
in the price ratio, but abstracts from the larger (smaller) purchasing power that the consumer experiences after a decrease (increase, respectively) in prices.
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โข Reduction in the price of ๐ฅ1. โ It enlarges consumerโs set of feasible
bundles. โ He can reach an indifference curve
further away from the origin.
โข The Walrasian demand curve indicates that a decrease in the price of ๐ฅ1 leads to an increase in the quantity demanded.โ This induces a negatively sloped
Walrasian demand curve (so the good is โnormalโ).
โข The increase in the quantity demanded of ๐ฅ1 as a result of a decrease in its price represents the total effect (TE).
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky EquationX2
X1
I2
I1
p1
X1
p1
A
B
a
b
โข Reduction in the price of ๐ฅ1.โ Disentangle the total effect into the
substitution and income effectsโ Slutsky wealth compensation?
โข Reduce the consumerโs wealth so that he can afford the same consumption bundle as the one before the price change (i.e., A).โ Shift the budget line after the price change
inwards until it โcrossesโ through the initial bundle A.
โ โConstant purchasing powerโ demand curve (CPP curve) results from applying the Slutsky wealth compensation.
โ The quantity demanded for ๐ฅ1 increases from ๐ฅ1
0 to ๐ฅ13.
โข When we do not hold the consumerโs purchasing power constant, we observe relatively large increase in the quantity demanded for ๐ฅ1 (i.e., from ๐ฅ1
0 to ๐ฅ12 ).
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Equationx2
x1
I2
I1
p1
x1
p1
I3
CPP demand
A
B
C
a
bc
โข Reduction in the price of ๐ฅ1.โ Hicksian wealth compensation (i.e.,
โconstant utilityโ demand curve)?
โข The consumerโs wealth level is adjusted so that he can still reach his initial utility level (i.e., the same indifference curve ๐ผ1as before the price change).โ A more significant wealth reduction than
when we apply the Slutsky wealth compensation.
โ The Hicksian demand curve reflects that, for a given decrease in p1, the consumer slightly increases his consumption of good one.
โข In summary, a given decrease in ๐1produces: โ A small increase in the Hicksian demand for
the good, i.e., from ๐ฅ10 to ๐ฅ1
1. โ A larger increase in the CPP demand for the
good, i.e., from ๐ฅ10 to ๐ฅ1
3. โ A substantial increase in the Walrasian
demand for the product, i.e., from ๐ฅ10 to ๐ฅ1
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Equationx2
x1
I2
I1
p1
x1
p1
I3
CPP demand
Hicksian demand
โข A decrease in price of ๐ฅ1 leads the consumer to increase his consumption of this good, โ๐ฅ1, but:
โ The โ๐ฅ1 which is solely due to the price effect (either measured by the Hicksian demand curve or the CPP demand curve) is smaller than the โ๐ฅ1 measured by the Walrasian demand, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค , which also captures wealth effects.
โ The wealth compensation (a reduction in the consumerโs wealth in this case) that maintains the original utility level (as required by the Hicksian demand) is larger than the wealth compensation that maintains his purchasing power unaltered (as required by the Slutsky wealth compensation, in the CPP curve).
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Implications of WARP: Slutsky Equation
Substitution and Income Effects: Normal Goods
โข Decrease in the price of the good in the horizontal axis (i.e., food).
โข The substitution effect (SE) moves in the opposite direction as the price change.
โ A reduction in the price of food implies a positive substitution effect.
โข The income effect (IE) is positive (thus it reinforces the SE).
โ The good is normal.
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Clothing
FoodSE IE
TE
A
B
C
I2
I1
BL2
BL1
BLd
Substitution and Income Effects: Inferior Goods
โข Decrease in the price of the good in the horizontal axis (i.e., food).
โข The SE still moves in the opposite direction as the price change.
โข The income effect (IE) is now negative (which partially offsets the increase in the quantity demanded associated with the SE). โ The good is inferior.
โข Note: the SE is larger than the IE.
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I2
I1
BL1 BLd
Substitution and Income Effects: Giffen Goods
โข Decrease in the price of the good in the horizontal axis (i.e., food).
โข The SE still moves in the opposite direction as the price change.
โข The income effect (IE) is still negative but now completely offsets the increase in the quantity demanded associated with the SE. โ The good is Giffen good.
โข Note: the SE is less than the IE.
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I2
I1BL1
BL2
Substitution and Income Effects
SE IE TE
Normal Good + + +Inferior Good + - +Giffen Good + - -
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โข Not Giffen: Demand curve is negatively sloped (as usual)โข Giffen: Demand curve is positively sloped
Substitution and Income Effects
โข Summary:1) SE is negative (since โ ๐1 โ โ ๐ฅ1)
SE < 0 does not imply โ ๐ฅ1
2) If good is inferior, IE < 0. Then,
TE = เธSEโ เธ
โ เธIEโ
+
โ if IE><
SE , then TE(โ)TE(+)
For a price decrease, this impliesTE(โ)TE(+)
โโ ๐ฅ1
โ ๐ฅ1
Giffen goodNonโGiffen good
3) Hence,a) A good can be inferior, but not necessarily be Giffenb) But all Giffen goods must be inferior.
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Expenditure Minimization Problem
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Expenditure Minimization Problem
โข Expenditure minimization problem (EMP):
min๐ฅโฅ0
๐ โ ๐ฅ
s.t. ๐ข(๐ฅ) โฅ ๐ข
โข Alternative to utility maximization problem
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Expenditure Minimization Problem
โข Consumer seeks a utility level associated with a particular indifference curve, while spending as little as possible.
โข Bundles strictly above ๐ฅโ cannot be a solution to the EMP:โ They reach the utility level ๐ขโ But, they do not minimize total
expenditure
โข Bundles on the budget line strictly below ๐ฅโ cannot be the solution to the EMP problem:โ They are cheaper than ๐ฅโ
โ But, they do not reach the utility level ๐ข
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X2
X1
*x
*UCS( )x
u
Expenditure Minimization Problem
โข Lagrangian๐ฟ = ๐ โ ๐ฅ + ๐ ๐ข โ ๐ข(๐ฅ)
โข FOCs (necessary conditions)๐๐ฟ
๐๐ฅ๐= ๐๐ โ ๐
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐โค 0
๐๐ฟ
๐๐= ๐ข โ ๐ข ๐ฅโ = 0
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[ = 0 for interior solutions ]
Expenditure Minimization Problem
โข For interior solutions,
๐๐ = ๐๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐or
1
๐=
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐
for any good ๐. This implies, ๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐=
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐or
๐๐
๐๐=
๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ข(๐ฅโ)
๐๐ฅ๐
โข The consumer allocates his consumption across goods until the point in which the marginal utility per dollar spent on each good is equal across all goods (i.e., same โbang for the buckโ).
โข That is, the slope of indifference curve is equal to the slope of the budget line.
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EMP: Hicksian Demand
โข The bundle ๐ฅโ โ argmin ๐ โ ๐ฅ (the argument that solves the EMP) is the Hicksian demand, which depends on ๐ and ๐ข,
๐ฅโ โ โ(๐, ๐ข)
โข Recall that if such bundle ๐ฅโ is unique, we denote it as ๐ฅโ = โ(๐, ๐ข).
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Properties of Hicksian Demand
โข Suppose that ๐ข(โ) is a continuous function, satisfying LNS defined on ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ . Then for ๐ โซ0, โ(๐, ๐ข) satisfies:1) Homog(0) in ๐, i.e., โ ๐, ๐ข = โ(๐ผ๐, ๐ข) for any ๐, ๐ข,
and ๐ผ > 0. If ๐ฅโ โ โ(๐, ๐ข) is a solution to the problem
min๐ฅโฅ0
๐ โ ๐ฅ
then it is also a solution to the problemmin๐ฅโฅ0
๐ผ๐ โ ๐ฅ
Intuition: a common change in all prices does not alter the slope of the consumerโs budget line.
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Properties of Hicksian Demand
โข ๐ฅโ is a solution to the EMP when the price vector is ๐ = (๐1, ๐2).
โข Increase all prices by factor ๐ผ
๐โฒ = (๐1โฒ , ๐2
โฒ ) = (๐ผ๐1, ๐ผ๐2)
โข Downward (parallel) shift in the budget line, i.e., the slope of the budget line is unchanged.
โข But I have to reach utility level ๐ข to satisfy the constraint of the EMP!
โข Spend more to buy bundle ๐ฅโ(๐ฅ1
โ, ๐ฅ2โ), i.e.,
๐1โฒ ๐ฅ1
โ + ๐2โฒ ๐ฅ2
โ > ๐1๐ฅ1โ + ๐2๐ฅ2
โ
โข Hence, โ ๐, ๐ข = โ(๐ผ๐, ๐ข)
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x2
x1
Properties of Hicksian Demand
2) No excess utility:
for any optimal consumption bundle ๐ฅ โ โ ๐, ๐ข , utility level satisfies ๐ข ๐ฅ = ๐ข.
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x1
x2
wp2
wp1
x โ
x โ h (p,u)
uu 1
Properties of Hicksian Demand
โข Intuition: Suppose there exists a bundle ๐ฅ โ โ ๐, ๐ข for which the consumer obtains a utility level ๐ข ๐ฅ = ๐ข1 > ๐ข, which is higher than the utility level ๐ข he must reach when solving EMP.
โข But we can then find another bundle ๐ฅโฒ = ๐ฅ๐ผ, where ๐ผ โ (0,1), very close to ๐ฅ (๐ผ โ 1), for which ๐ข(๐ฅโฒ) > ๐ข.
โข Bundle ๐ฅโฒ:โ is cheaper than ๐ฅ since it contains fewer units of all goods; andโ exceeds the minimal utility level ๐ข that the consumer must reach in his
EMP.
โข We can repeat that argument until reaching bundle ๐ฅ.
โข In summary, for a given utility level ๐ข that you seek to reach in the EMP, bundle โ ๐, ๐ข does not exceed ๐ข. Otherwise you can find a cheaper bundle that exactly reaches ๐ข.
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Properties of Hicksian Demand
3) Convexity:
If the preference relation is convex, then โ ๐, ๐ข is a convex set.
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Properties of Hicksian Demand
4) Uniqueness:
If the preference relation is strictly convex, then โ ๐, ๐ขcontains a single element.
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Properties of Hicksian Demand
โข Compensated Law of Demand: for any change in prices ๐ and ๐โฒ,
(๐โฒโ๐) โ โ ๐โฒ, ๐ข โ โ ๐, ๐ข โค 0โ Implication: for every good ๐,
(๐๐โฒ โ ๐๐) โ โ๐ ๐โฒ, ๐ข โ โ๐ ๐, ๐ข โค 0
โ This is true for compensated demand, but not necessarily true for Walrasian demand (which is uncompensated):โข Recall the figures on Giffen goods, where a decrease in
๐๐ in fact decreases ๐ฅ๐ ๐, ๐ข when wealth was left uncompensated.
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The Expenditure Function
โข Plugging the result from the EMP, โ ๐, ๐ข , into the objective function, ๐ โ ๐ฅ, we obtain the value function of this optimization problem,
๐ โ โ ๐, ๐ข = ๐(๐, ๐ข)
where ๐(๐, ๐ข) represents the minimal expenditure that the consumer needs to incur in order to reach utility level ๐ข when prices are ๐.
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Properties of Expenditure Function
โข Suppose that ๐ข(โ) is a continuous function, satisfying LNS defined on ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ . Then for ๐ โซ 0, ๐(๐, ๐ข)satisfies:
1) Homog(1) in ๐,
๐ ๐ผ๐, ๐ข = ๐ผ ๐ โ ๐ฅโ
๐(๐,๐ข)
= ๐ผ โ ๐(๐, ๐ข)
for any ๐, ๐ข, and ๐ผ > 0.
We know that the optimal bundle is not changed when all prices change, since the optimal consumption bundle in โ(๐, ๐ข) satisfies homogeneity of degree zero.
Such a price change just makes it more or less expensive to buy the same bundle.
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Properties of Expenditure Function
2) Strictly increasing in ๐: For a given price vector, reaching a higher utility requires higher expenditure:
๐1๐ฅ1โฒ + ๐2๐ฅ2
โฒ > ๐1๐ฅ1 + ๐2๐ฅ2
where (๐ฅ1, ๐ฅ2) = โ(๐, ๐ข)and (๐ฅ1
โฒ , ๐ฅ2โฒ ) = โ(๐, ๐ขโฒ).
Then,๐ ๐, ๐ขโฒ > ๐ ๐, ๐ข
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x2
x1
x2
x1
Properties of Expenditure Function
3) Non-decreasing in ๐๐ for every good ๐:Higher prices mean higher expenditure to reach a given utility level. โข Let ๐โฒ = (๐1, ๐2, โฆ , ๐๐
โฒ , โฆ , ๐๐ฟ) and ๐ =(๐1, ๐2, โฆ , ๐๐, โฆ , ๐๐ฟ), where ๐๐
โฒ > ๐๐.โข Let ๐ฅโฒ = โ ๐โฒ, ๐ข and ๐ฅ = โ ๐, ๐ข from EMP under
prices ๐โฒ and ๐, respectively.โข Then, ๐โฒ โ ๐ฅโฒ = ๐(๐โฒ, ๐ข) and ๐ โ ๐ฅ = ๐(๐, ๐ข).
๐ ๐โฒ, ๐ข = ๐โฒ โ ๐ฅโฒ โฅ ๐ โ ๐ฅโฒ โฅ ๐ โ ๐ฅ = ๐(๐, ๐ข)
โ 1st inequality due to ๐โฒ โฅ ๐โ 2nd inequality: at prices ๐, bundle ๐ฅ minimizes EMP.
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4) Concave in ๐:
Let ๐ฅโฒ โ โ ๐โฒ, ๐ข โ ๐โฒ๐ฅโฒ โค ๐โฒ๐ฅโ๐ฅ โ ๐ฅโฒ, e.g., ๐โฒ๐ฅโฒ โค ๐โฒ าง๐ฅand ๐ฅโฒโฒ โ โ ๐โฒโฒ, ๐ข โ ๐โฒโฒ๐ฅโฒโฒ โค ๐โฒโฒ๐ฅโ๐ฅ โ ๐ฅโฒโฒ, e.g., ๐โฒโฒ๐ฅโฒโฒ โค ๐โฒโฒ าง๐ฅwhere าง๐ฅ = ๐ผ๐ฅโฒ + 1 โ ๐ผ ๐ฅโฒโฒ
This implies๐ผ๐โฒ๐ฅโฒ + 1 โ ๐ผ ๐โฒโฒ๐ฅโฒโฒ โค ๐ผ๐โฒ าง๐ฅ + 1 โ ๐ผ ๐โฒโฒ าง๐ฅ
๐ผ เธ๐โฒ๐ฅโฒ
๐(๐โฒ,๐ข)
+ 1 โ ๐ผ ๐โฒโฒ๐ฅโฒโฒ
๐(๐โฒโฒ,๐ข)
โค [๐ผ๐โฒ + 1 โ ๐ผ ๐โฒโฒ
าง๐
] าง๐ฅ
๐ผ๐(๐โฒ, ๐ข) + 1 โ ๐ผ ๐(๐โฒโฒ, ๐ข) โค ๐( าง๐, ๐ข)
as required by concavity
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x11/ 'w p
2/w p
2/ 'w p
2/ ''w p
xโโ
xโ
x
u
1/w p1/ ''w p
Connections
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โข Letโs assume that ๐ข(โ) is a continuous function, representing preferences that satisfy LNS and are strictly convex and defined on ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ . For all ๐ and ๐ข,
๐๐ ๐,๐ข
๐๐๐= โ๐ ๐, ๐ข for every good ๐
This identity is โShepardโs lemmaโ: if we want to find โ๐ ๐, ๐ข and we know ๐ ๐, ๐ข , we just have to differentiate ๐ ๐, ๐ข with respect to prices.
โข Proof: three different approaches1) the support function2) first-order conditions 3) the envelope theorem (See Appendix 2.2)
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โข The relationship between the Hicksian demand and the expenditure function can be further developed by taking first order conditions again. That is,
๐2๐(๐, ๐ข)
๐๐๐2 =
๐โ๐(๐, ๐ข)
๐๐๐
or๐ท๐
2๐ ๐, ๐ข = ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข)
โข Since ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข) provides the Slutsky matrix, ๐(๐, ๐ค), then
๐ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ท๐2๐ ๐, ๐ข
where the Slutsky matrix can be obtained from the observable Walrasian demand.
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โข There are three other important properties of ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข), where ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข) is ๐ฟ ร ๐ฟ derivative matrix of the hicksian demand, โ ๐, ๐ข :1) ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข) is negative semidefinite
Hence, ๐ ๐, ๐ค is negative semidefinite.
2) ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข) is a symmetric matrix Hence, ๐ ๐, ๐ค is symmetric.
3) ๐ท๐โ ๐, ๐ข ๐ = 0, which implies ๐ ๐, ๐ค ๐ = 0.
Not all goods can be net substitutes ๐โ๐(๐,๐ข)
๐๐๐> 0 or net
complements ๐โ๐(๐,๐ข)
๐๐๐< 0 . Otherwise, the multiplication
of this vector of derivatives times the (positive) price vector ๐ โซ 0 would yield a non-zero result.
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Relationship between Hicksian and Walrasian Demand
โข When income effects are positive (normal goods), then the Walrasian demand ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) is above the Hicksian demand โ(๐, ๐ข) .โ The Hicksian demand
is steeper than the Walrasian demand.
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x2
wp2
wp1
x1
p1
wp1
p1
p1
x*1 x1
1 x21
h (p,ลซ)
x (p,w)
p1
I1
I3
I2x1
x 3x 2
x*
SE IE
Relationship between Hicksian and Walrasian Demand
โข When income effects are negative (inferior goods), then the Walrasian demand ๐ฅ(๐, ๐ค) is below the Hicksian demand โ(๐, ๐ข) .โ The Hicksian demand
is flatter than the Walrasian demand.
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x1
p1
wp1
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x*1 x1
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x (p,w)
p1
I1
I2
x1
x 2x*
SE
IE
a
bc
Relationship between Hicksian and Walrasian Demand
โข We can formally relate the Hicksian and Walrasian demand as follows:โ Consider ๐ข(โ) is a continuous function, representing
preferences that satisfy LNS and are strictly convex and defined on ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ .โ Consider a consumer facing ( าง๐, เดฅ๐ค) and attaining utility
level เดค๐ข.โ Note that เดฅ๐ค = ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข). In addition, we know that for any
(๐, ๐ข), โ๐ ๐, ๐ข = ๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ ๐, ๐ข๐ค
). Differentiating this
expression with respect to ๐๐, and evaluating it at ( าง๐, เดค๐ข), we get:
๐โ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข)
๐๐๐=
๐๐ฅ๐( าง๐, ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข))
๐๐๐+
๐๐ฅ๐( าง๐, ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข))
๐๐ค
๐๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข)
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โข Using the fact that ๐๐( าง๐,เดฅ๐ข)
๐๐๐= โ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข),
๐โ๐( าง๐,เดฅ๐ข)
๐๐๐=
๐๐ฅ๐( าง๐,๐( าง๐,เดฅ๐ข))
๐๐๐+
๐๐ฅ๐( าง๐,๐( าง๐,เดฅ๐ข))
๐๐คโ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข)
โข Finally, since เดฅ๐ค = ๐( าง๐, เดค๐ข) and โ๐ าง๐, เดค๐ข =
๐ฅ๐ าง๐, ๐ าง๐, เดค๐ข = ๐ฅ๐ าง๐, เดฅ๐ค , then
๐โ๐( าง๐,เดฅ๐ข)
๐๐๐=
๐๐ฅ๐( าง๐, เดฅ๐ค)
๐๐๐+
๐๐ฅ๐( าง๐, เดฅ๐ค)
๐๐ค๐ฅ๐( าง๐, เดฅ๐ค)
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โข But this coincides with ๐ ๐๐ ๐, ๐ค that we discussed in the Slutsky equation.
โ Hence, we have ๐ท๐โ ๐, ๐ข
๐ฟร๐ฟ
= ๐ ๐, ๐ค .
โ Or, more compactly, ๐๐ธ = ๐๐ธ + ๐ผ๐ธ.
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Relationship between Walrasian Demand and Indirect Utility Function
โข Letโs assume that ๐ข(โ) is a continuous function, representing preferences that satisfy LNS and are strictly convex and defined on ๐ = โ+
๐ฟ . Suppose also that ๐ฃ(๐, ๐ค) is differentiable at any (๐, ๐ค) โซ 0. Then,
โ
๐๐ฃ ๐,๐ค
๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐,๐ค
๐๐ค
= ๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค) for every good ๐
โข This is Royโs identity.
โข Powerful result, since in many cases it is easier to compute the derivatives of ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค than solving the UMP with the system of FOCs.
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Summary of Relationships
โข The Walrasian demand, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค , is the solution of the UMP.โ Its value function is the indirect utility function,
๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค .
โข The Hicksian demand, โ(๐, ๐ข), is the solution of the EMP. โ Its value function is the expenditure function,
๐(๐, ๐ข).
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Summary of Relationships
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x(p,w)
v(p,w) e(p,u)
h(p,u)
The UMP The EMP
(1) (1)
Summary of Relationships
โข Relationship between the value functions of the UMP and the EMP (lower part of figure):
โ ๐ ๐, ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค = ๐ค, i.e., the minimal expenditure
needed in order to reach a utility level equal to the maximal utility that the individual reaches at his UMP, ๐ข = ๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค , must be ๐ค.
โ ๐ฃ ๐, ๐(๐, ๐ข) = ๐ข, i.e., the indirect utility that can be reached when the consumer is endowed with a wealth level w equal to the minimal expenditure he optimally uses in the EMP, i.e., ๐ค = ๐(๐, ๐ข), is exactly ๐ข.
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x(p,w)
v(p,w) e(p,u)
h(p,u)
The UMP The EMP
e(p, v(p,w))=w
v(p, e(p,w))=u
(1) (1)
(2)
Summary of Relationships
โข Relationship between the argmax of the UMP (the Walrasian demand) and the argmin of the EMP (the Hicksian demand):โ ๐ฅ ๐, ๐(๐, ๐ข) = โ ๐, ๐ข , i.e., the (uncompensated)
Walrasian demand of a consumer endowed with an adjusted wealth level ๐ค (equal to the expenditure he optimally uses in the EMP), ๐ค = ๐ ๐, ๐ข , coincides with his Hicksian demand, โ ๐, ๐ข .
โ โ ๐, ๐ฃ(๐, ๐ค) = ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค , i.e., the (compensated) Hicksian demand of a consumer reaching the maximum utility of the UMP, ๐ข = ๐ฃ (๐, ๐ค), coincides with his Walrasian demand, ๐ฅ ๐, ๐ค .
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x(p,w)
v(p,w) e(p,u)
h(p,u)
The UMP The EMP
e(p, v(p,w))=w
v(p, e(p,w))=u
(1) (1)
(2)
3(a) 3(b)
Summary of Relationships
โข Finally, we can also use:โ The Slutsky equation:
๐โ๐(๐, ๐ข)
๐๐๐=
๐๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
๐๐๐+
๐๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
๐๐ค๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
to relate the derivatives of the Hicksian and the Walrasian demand.โ Shepardโs lemma:
๐๐ ๐, ๐ข
๐๐๐= โ๐ ๐, ๐ข
to obtain the Hicksian demand from the expenditure function.โ Royโs identity:
โ
๐๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค๐๐๐
๐๐ฃ ๐, ๐ค๐๐ค
= ๐ฅ๐(๐, ๐ค)
to obtain the Walrasian demand from the indirect utility function.
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Summary of Relationships
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x(p,w)
v(p,w) e(p,u)
h(p,u)
The UMP The EMP
e(p, v(p,w))=w
v(p, e(p,w))=u
(1) (1)
(2)
3(a) 3(b)
4(a) Slutsky equation
(Using derivatives)
Summary of Relationships
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x(p,w)
v(p,w) e(p,u)
h(p,u)
The UMP The EMP
e(p, v(p,w))=w
v(p, e(p,w))=u
(1) (1)
(2)
3(a) 3(b)
4(a) Slutsky equation
(Using derivatives)
4(b) Royโs
Identity 4(c)
Appendix 2.1: Duality in Consumption
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Duality in Consumption
โข We discussed the utility maximization problem (UMP) โ the so-called primal problem describing the consumerโs choice of optimal consumption bundles โ and its dual: the expenditure minimization problem (EMP).
โข When can we guarantee that the solution ๐ฅโ to both problems coincide?
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Duality in Consumption
โข The maximal distance that a turtle can travel in ๐กโ time is ๐ฅโ.โ From time (๐กโ) to distance
(๐ฅโ)
โข The minimal time that a turtle needs to travel ๐ฅโ distance is ๐กโ.โ From distance (๐ฅโ) to time
(๐กโ)
โข In this case the primal and dual problems would provide us with the same answer to both of the above questions
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โข In order to obtain the same answer from both questions, we critically need that the function ๐(๐ก)satisfies monotonicity.
โข Otherwise: the maximal distance traveled at both ๐ก1and ๐ก2 is ๐ฅโ, but the minimal time that a turtle needs to travel ๐ฅโ distance is ๐ก1.
โข Hence, a non-monotonic function cannot guarantee that the answers from both questions are compatible.
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โข Similarly, we also require that the function ๐(๐ก)satisfies continuity.
โข Otherwise: the maximal distance that the turtle can travel in time ๐กโ is ๐ฅ2 , whereas the minimum time required to travel distance ๐ฅ1 and ๐ฅ2 is ๐กโ for both distances.
โข Hence, a non-continuous function does not guarantee that the answers to both questions are compatible.
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Time, t
M(t)
x2
t*
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Duality in Consumption
โข Given ๐ข(โ) is monotonic and continuous, then if ๐ฅโ is the solution to the problem
max๐ฅโฅ0
๐ข(๐ฅ) s.t. ๐ โ ๐ฅ โค ๐ค (UMP)
it must also be a solution to the problem
min๐ฅโฅ0
๐ โ ๐ฅ s.t. ๐ข ๐ฅ โฅ ๐ข (EMP)
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Hyperplane Theorem
โข Hyperplane: for some ๐ โ โ+
๐ฟ and ๐ โ โ, the set of points in โ๐ฟ
such that๐ฅ โ โ๐ฟ: ๐ โ ๐ฅ = ๐
โข Half-space: the set of bundles ๐ฅ for which ๐ โ๐ฅ โฅ ๐. That is,
๐ฅ โ โ๐ฟ: ๐ โ ๐ฅ โฅ ๐
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Half-space
Hyper plane
Hyperplane Theorem
โข Separating hyperplane theorem: For every convex and closed set ๐พ, there is a half-space containing ๐พ and excluding any point าง๐ฅ โ ๐พoutside of this set. โ That is, there exist ๐ โ โ+
๐ฟ and ๐ โ โ such that๐ โ ๐ฅ โฅ ๐ for all elements in the set, ๐ฅ โ ๐พ๐ โ าง๐ฅ < ๐ for all elements outside the set, าง๐ฅ โ ๐พ
โ Intuition: every convex and closed set ๐พ can be equivalently described as the intersection of the half-spaces that contain it. As we draw more and more half spaces, their intersection
becomes the set ๐พ.
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Hyperplane Theorem
โข If ๐พ is a closed and convex set, we can then construct half-spaces for all the elements in the set (๐ฅ1, ๐ฅ2, โฆ ) such that their intersections coincides (โequivalently describesโ) set ๐พ.โ We construct a cage (or
hull) around the convex set ๐พ that exactly coincides with set ๐พ.
โข Bundle like าง๐ฅ โ ๐พ lies outside the intersection of half-spaces.
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x
Hyperplane Theorem
โข What if the set we are trying to โequivalently describeโ by the use of half-spaces is non-convex?โ The intersection of half-spaces does not coincide
with set ๐พ (it is, in fact, larger, since it includes points outside set ๐พ). Hence, we cannot use several half-spaces to โequivalently describeโ set ๐พ.
โ Then the intersection of half-spaces that contain ๐พ is the smallest, convex set that contains ๐พ, known as the closed, convex hull of ๐พ.
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Hyperplane Theorem
โข The convex hull of set ๐พ is often denoted as เดฅ๐พ, and it is convex (unlike set ๐พ, which might not be convex).
โข The convex hull เดฅ๐พ is convex, both when set K is convex and when it is not.
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Shaded area is the convex hull
of set K
Support Function
โข For every nonempty closed set ๐พ โ โ๐ฟ, its support function is defined by
๐๐พ ๐ = inf๐ฅ ๐ โ ๐ฅ for all ๐ฅ โ ๐พ and ๐ โ โ๐ฟ
that is, the support function finds, for a given price vector ๐, the bundle ๐ฅ that minimizes ๐ โ ๐ฅ.โ Recall that inf coincides with the argmin when the
constraint includes the boundary.
โข From the support function of ๐พ, we can reconstruct ๐พ.โ In particular, for every ๐ โ โ๐ฟ , we can define half-spaces
whose boundary is the support function of set ๐พ. That is, we define the set of bundles for which ๐ โ ๐ฅ โฅ ๐๐พ ๐ . Note
that all bundles ๐ฅ in such half-space contains elements in the set ๐พ, but does not contain elements outside ๐พ, i.e., าง๐ฅ โ ๐พ .
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Support Function
โข Thus, the intersection of the half-spaces generated by all possible values of ๐ describes (โreconstructsโ) the set ๐พ. That is, set ๐พ can be described by all those bundles ๐ฅ โ โ๐ฟ such that
๐พ = ๐ฅ โ โ๐ฟ : ๐ โ ๐ฅ โฅ ๐๐พ ๐ for every ๐
โข By the same logic, if ๐พ is not convex, then the set
๐ฅ โ โ๐ฟ : ๐ โ ๐ฅ โฅ ๐๐พ ๐ for every ๐
defines the smallest closed, convex set containing ๐พ(i.e., the convex hull of set ๐พ).
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Support Function
โข For a given ๐, the support ๐๐พ ๐ selects the element in ๐พ that minimizes ๐ โ ๐ฅ (i.e., ๐ฅ1 in this example).
โข Then, we can define the half-space of that hyperlane as:
๐ โ ๐ฅ โฅ ๐ โ ๐ฅ1
๐๐พ ๐
โ The above inequality identifies all bundles ๐ฅ to the left of hyperplane ๐ โ ๐ฅ1.
โข We can repeat the same procedure for any other price vector ๐.
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Support Function
โข The above definition of the support function provides us with a useful duality theorem:โ Let ๐พ be a nonempty, closed set, and let ๐๐พ โ be its
support function. Then there is a unique element in ๐พ, าง๐ฅ โ๐พ, such that, for all price vector าง๐,
าง๐ โ าง๐ฅ = ๐๐พ าง๐ โ ๐๐พ โ is differentiable at าง๐
๐ โ โ ๐, ๐ข = ๐(๐, ๐ข) โ ๐(โ, ๐ข) is differentiable at ๐
โ Moreover, in this case, such derivative is๐( าง๐ โ าง๐ฅ)
๐๐= าง๐ฅ
or in matrix notation
๐ป๐๐พ าง๐ = าง๐ฅ.
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Appendix 2.2:Relationship between the
Expenditure Function and Hicksian Demand
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Proof I (Using Duality Theorem)
โข The expenditure function is the support function for the set of all bundles in โ+
๐ฟ for which utility reaches at least a level of ๐ข. That is,
๐ฅ โ โ+๐ฟ : ๐ข(๐ฅ) โฅ ๐ข
Using the Duality theorem, we can then state that there is a unique bundle in this set, โ ๐, ๐ข , such that
๐ โ โ ๐, ๐ข = ๐ ๐, ๐ข
where the right-hand side is the support function of this problem.
โข Moreover, from the duality theorem, the derivative of the support function coincides with this unique bundle, i.e.,
๐๐ ๐,๐ข
๐๐๐= โ๐ ๐, ๐ข for every good ๐
or๐ป๐๐ ๐, ๐ข = โ ๐, ๐ข
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Proof I (Using Duality Theorem)
โข UCS is a convex and closed set.
โข Hyperplane ๐ โ ๐ฅโ =๐ ๐, ๐ข provides us with the minimal expenditure that still reaches utility level ๐ข.
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Proof II (Using First Order Conditions)
โข Totally differentiating the expenditure function ๐ ๐, ๐ข ,
๐ป๐๐ ๐, ๐ข = ๐ป๐ ๐ โ โ(๐, ๐ข) = โ ๐, ๐ข + ๐ โ ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข)๐
โข And, from the FOCs in interior solutions of the EMP, we know that ๐ = ๐๐ป๐ข(โ ๐, ๐ข ). Substituting,
๐ป๐๐ ๐, ๐ข = โ ๐, ๐ข + ๐[๐ป๐ข(โ ๐, ๐ข ) โ ๐ท๐โ(๐, ๐ข)]๐
โข But, since ๐ป๐ข โ ๐, ๐ข = ๐ข for all solutions of the EMP, then ๐ป๐ข โ ๐, ๐ข = 0, which implies
๐ป๐๐ ๐, ๐ข = โ ๐, ๐ข
That is, ๐๐ ๐,๐ข
๐๐๐= โ๐ ๐, ๐ข for every good ๐.
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Proof III (Using the Envelope Theorem)
โข Using the envelope theorem in the expenditure function, we obtain
๐๐ ๐, ๐ข
๐๐๐=
๐ ๐ โ โ ๐, ๐ข
๐๐๐= โ ๐, ๐ข + ๐
๐โ ๐, ๐ข
๐๐๐
โข And, since the Hicksian demand is already at the optimum, indirect effects are negligible,
๐โ ๐,๐ข
๐๐๐= 0,
implying๐๐ ๐,๐ข
๐๐๐= โ ๐, ๐ข
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Appendix 2.3:Generalized Axiom of Revealed
Preference (GARP)
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โข Consider a sequence of prices ๐๐ก where ๐ก =1,2, โฆ , ๐ with an associated sequence of chosen bundles ๐ฅ๐ก.
โข GARP: If bundle ๐ฅ๐ก is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ๐ก+1
for all ๐ก = 1,2, โฆ , ๐, i.e., ๐ฅ1 โฟ ๐ฅ2, ๐ฅ2 โฟ๐ฅ3, โฆ , ๐ฅ๐โ1 โฟ ๐ฅ๐, then ๐ฅ๐ is not strictly revealed preferred to ๐ฅ1, i.e., ๐ฅ๐ โ ๐ฅ1.
โ More general axiom of revealed preferenceโ Neither GARP nor WARP implies one anotherโ Some choices satisfy GARP, some WARP, choices for
which both axioms hold, and some for which none do.
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โข Choices satisfying GARP, WARP, both, or none
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โข Example A2.1 (GARP holds, but WARP does not):โ Consider the following sequence of price vectors
and their corresponding demanded bundles
๐1 = (1,1,2) ๐ฅ1 = (1,0,0)
๐2 = (1,2,1) ๐ฅ2 = (0,1,0)
๐3 = (1,3,1) ๐ฅ3 = (0,0,2)
โ The change from ๐ก = 1 to ๐ก = 2 violates WARP, but not GARP.
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โข Example A2.1 (continued):โ Let us compare bundles ๐ฅ1 with ๐ฅ2.
โ For the premise of WARP to hold: Since bundle ๐ฅ1 is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ2 in ๐ก = 1,
i.e., ๐ฅ1 โฟ ๐ฅ2, it must be that ๐1 โ ๐ฅ2 โค ๐ค1 = ๐1 โ ๐ฅ1.
That is, bundle ๐ฅ2 is affordable under bundle ๐ฅ1โs prices.
โ Substituting our values, we find that1 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 + 2 ร 0 = 1 โค 1
= 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 + 2 ร 0
โ Hence, the premise of WARP holds.
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โข Example A2.1 (continued):โ For WARP to be satisfied:
We must also have that ๐2 โ ๐ฅ1 > ๐ค2 = ๐2 โ ๐ฅ2.
That is, bundle ๐ฅ1 is unaffordable under the new prices and wealth.
โ Plugging our values yields
๐2 โ ๐ฅ1 = 1 ร 1 + 2 ร 0 + 1 ร 0 = 1
๐2 โ ๐ฅ2 = ๐ค2 = 1 ร 0 + 2 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 = 2
โ That is, ๐2 โ ๐ฅ1 < ๐ค2, i.e., bundle ๐ฅ1 is still affordable under period twoโs prices.
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โข Example A2.1 (continued):
โ Let us check GARP.
โ Assume that bundle ๐ฅ1 is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ2, ๐ฅ1 โฟ ๐ฅ2, and that ๐ฅ2 is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ3, ๐ฅ2 โฟ ๐ฅ3.
โ It is easy to show that ๐ฅ3 โ ๐ฅ1 as bundle ๐ฅ3 is not affordable under bundle ๐ฅ1โs prices.
โ Hence, ๐ฅ3 cannot be revealed preferred to ๐ฅ1,
โ Thus, GARP is not violated.
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โข Example A2.2 (WARP holds, GARP does not):
โ Consider the following sequence of price vectors and their corresponding demanded bundles
๐1 = (1,1,2) ๐ฅ1 = (1,0,0)
๐2 = (2,1,1) ๐ฅ2 = (0,1,0)
๐3 = (1,2,1 + ๐) ๐ฅ3 = (0,0,1)
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โข Example A2.2 (continued):
โ For the premise of WARP to hold:
Since bundle ๐ฅ1 is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ2 in ๐ก = 1, i.e., ๐ฅ1 โฟ ๐ฅ2, it must be that ๐1 โ ๐ฅ2 โค ๐ค1 = ๐1 โ ๐ฅ1.
That is, bundle ๐ฅ2 is affordable under bundle ๐ฅ1โs prices.
โ Substituting our values, we find that1 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 + 2 ร 0 = 1 โค 1
= 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 + 2 ร 0
โ Hence, the premise of WARP holds.
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โข Example A2.2 (continued):
โ For WARP to be satisfied:
We must also have that ๐2 โ ๐ฅ1 > ๐ค2 = ๐2 โ ๐ฅ2.
That is, bundle ๐ฅ1 is unaffordable under the new prices and wealth.
โ Plugging our values yields
2 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 + 1 ร 0 = 2 > 1= 2 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0
โ Thus, WARP is satisfied.
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โข Example A2.2 (continued):
โ A similar argument applies to the comparison of the choices in ๐ก = 2 and ๐ก = 3.
โ Bundle ๐ฅ3 is affordable under the prices at ๐ก = 2,๐2 โ ๐ฅ3 = 1 โค 1 = ๐ค2 = ๐2 โ ๐ฅ2
โ But ๐ฅ2 is unaffordable under the prices of ๐ก = 3, i.e., ๐3 โ ๐ฅ2 > ๐ค3 = ๐3 โ ๐ฅ3, since
1 ร 0 + 2 ร 1 + 1 + ๐ ร 0 = 2 >1 ร 0 + 2 ร 0 + 1 + ๐ ร 1 = 1 + ๐
โ Hence, WARP also holds in this case.
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โข Example A2.2 (continued):
โ Furthermore, bundle ๐ฅ3 is unaffordable under bundle ๐ฅ1โs prices, i.e., ๐1 โ ๐ฅ3 โฐ ๐ค1 = ๐1 โ ๐ฅ1,
๐1 โ ๐ฅ3 = 1 ร 0 + 1 ร 0 + 2 ร 1 = 2๐1 โ ๐ฅ1 = 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 + 2 ร 0 = 1
โ Thus, the premise for WARP does not hold when comparing bundles ๐ฅ1 and ๐ฅ3.
โ Hence, WARP is not violated.
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โข Example A2.2 (continued):โ Let us check GARP.
โ Assume that bundle ๐ฅ1 is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ2, and that ๐ฅ2 is revealed preferred to ๐ฅ3, i.e., ๐ฅ1 โฟ๐ฅ2 and ๐ฅ2 โฟ ๐ฅ3.
โ Comparing bundles ๐ฅ1 and ๐ฅ3, we can see that bundle ๐ฅ1 is affordable under bundle ๐ฅ3โs prices, that is
๐3 โ ๐ฅ1 = 1 ร 1 + 2 ร 0 + 1 + ๐ ร 0 = 1โฏ 1 + ๐ = ๐ค3 = ๐3 โ ๐ฅ3
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โข Example A2.2 (continued):
โ In other words, both ๐ฅ1 and ๐ฅ3 are affordable at ๐ก = 3 but only ๐ฅ3 is chosen.
โ Then, the consumer is revealing a preference for ๐ฅ3 over ๐ฅ1, i.e., ๐ฅ3 โฟ ๐ฅ1.
โ This violates GARP.
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โข Example A2.3 (Both WARP and GARP hold):
โ Consider the following sequence of price vectors and their corresponding demanded bundles
๐1 = (1,1,2) ๐ฅ1 = (1,0,0)
๐2 = (1,2,1) ๐ฅ2 = (0,1,0)
๐3 = (3,2,1) ๐ฅ3 = (0,0,1)
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โข Example A2.3 (continued):โ Let us check WARP.
โ Note that bundle ๐ฅ2 is affordable under the prices at ๐ก = 1, i.e., ๐1 โ ๐ฅ2 โค ๐ค1 = ๐1 โ ๐ฅ1, since
1 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 = 1 โค 1= 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 + 1 ร 0
โ However, bundle ๐ฅ1 is unaffordable under the prices at ๐ก = 2, i.e., ๐2 โ ๐ฅ1 > ๐ค2 = ๐2 โ ๐ฅ2, since
2 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 + 1 ร 0 = 2 > 1= 2 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 + 1 ร 0
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โข Example A2.3 (continued):โ A similar argument applies to the comparison of
the choices in ๐ก = 2 and ๐ก = 3.
โ Bundle ๐ฅ3 is affordable under the prices at ๐ก = 2, ๐2 โ ๐ฅ3 = 1 โค 1 = ๐ค2 = ๐2 โ ๐ฅ2
โ But ๐ฅ2 is unaffordable under the prices of ๐ก = 3, i.e., ๐3 โ ๐ฅ2 > ๐ค3 = ๐3 โ ๐ฅ3, since
3 ร 0 + 2 ร 1 + 1 ร 0 = 2 >3 ร 0 + 2 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 = 1 + ๐
โ Thus, WARP also holds in this case.
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โข Example A2.3 (continued):โ A similar argument applies to the comparison of
the choices in ๐ก = 1 and ๐ก = 3.
โ Bundle ๐ฅ3 is affordable under the prices at ๐ก = 1, i.e., ๐1 โ ๐ฅ3 โค ๐ค1 = ๐1 โ ๐ฅ1, since
๐1 โ ๐ฅ3 = 1 โค 1 = ๐ค2 = ๐1 โ ๐ฅ1
โ But bundle ๐ฅ1 is unaffordable under the prices of ๐ก = 3, i.e., ๐3 โ ๐ฅ1 > ๐ค3 = ๐3 โ ๐ฅ3, since
๐3 โ ๐ฅ1 = 3 ร 1 + 2 ร 0 + 1 ร 0 = 3๐3 โ ๐ฅ3 = 3 ร 0 + 2 ร 0 + 1 ร 1 = 1
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โข Example A2.3 (continued):
โ Let us check GARP.
โ We showed above that ๐ฅ1 is unaffordable under bundle ๐ฅ3โs prices, i.e., ๐3 โ ๐ฅ1 > ๐ค3 = ๐3 โ ๐ฅ3.
โ We cannot establish bundle ๐ฅ3 being strictly preferred to bundle ๐ฅ1, i.e., ๐ฅ3 โ ๐ฅ1.
โ Hence, GARP is satisfied.
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โข Example A2.4 (Neither WARP nor GARP hold):
โ Consider the following sequence of price vectors and their corresponding demanded bundles
๐1 = (1,1,1) ๐ฅ1 = (1,0,0)
๐2 = (2,1,1) ๐ฅ2 = (0,1,0)
๐3 = (1,2,1 + ๐) ๐ฅ3 = (0,0,1)
โ This is actually a combination of the first two examples.
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โข Example A2.4 (continued):
โ At ๐ก = 1, WARP will be violated by the same method as in our first example.
โ At ๐ก = 3, GARP will be violated by the same method as in our second example.
โ Hence, neither WARP nor GARP hold in this case.
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โข GARP constitutes a sufficient condition for utility maximization.
โข That is, if the sequence of price-bundle pairs (๐๐ก , ๐ฅ๐ก) satisfies GARP, then it must originate from a utility maximizing consumer.
โข We refer to (๐๐ก , ๐ฅ๐ก) as a set of โdata.โ
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โข Afriatโs theorem. For a sequence of price-bundle pairs (๐๐ก , ๐ฅ๐ก), the following statements are equivalent: 1) The data satisfies GARP.2) The data can be rationalized by a utility function
satisfying LNS.3) There exists positive numbers (๐ข๐ก , ๐๐ก) for all ๐ก =
1,2, โฆ , ๐ that satisfies the Afriat inequalities
๐ข๐ โค ๐ข๐ก + ๐๐ก๐๐ก(๐ฅ๐ โ ๐ฅ๐ก) for all ๐ก, ๐
4) The data can rationalized by a continuous, concave, and strongly monotone utility function.
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โข A data set is โrationalizedโ by a utility function if:
โ for every pair (๐๐ก , ๐ฅ๐ก), bundle ๐ฅ๐ก yields a higher utility than any other feasible bundle x, i.e., ๐ข(๐ฅ๐ก) โฅ ๐ข(๐ฅ)for all ๐ฅ in budget set ๐ต(๐๐ก , ๐๐ก๐ฅ๐ก).
โข Hence, if a data set satisfies GARP, there exists a well-behaved utility function rationalizing such data.
โ That is, the utility function satisfies LNS, continuity, concavity, and strong monotonicity.
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โข Condition (3) in Afriatโs Theorem has a concavity interpretation:
โ From FOCs, we have ๐ท๐ข ๐ฅ๐ก = ๐๐ก๐๐ก.
โ By concavity,
๐ข ๐ฅ๐ก โ๐ข(๐ฅ๐ )
๐ฅ๐กโ๐ฅ๐ โค ๐ขโฒ(๐ฅ๐ )
โ Or, re-arranging,๐ข ๐ฅ๐ก โค ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ + ๐ขโฒ(๐ฅ๐ )(๐ฅ๐ก โ ๐ฅ๐ )
โ Since ๐ขโฒ ๐ฅ๐ = ๐๐ ๐๐ , it can be expressed as Afriatโs inequality
๐ข ๐ฅ๐ก โค ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ + ๐๐ ๐๐ (๐ฅ๐ก โ ๐ฅ๐ )Advanced Microeconomic Theory 155
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โข Concave utility function
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โ The utility function at point ๐ฅ๐ is steeper than the ray connecting points A and B.
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