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Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

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Consider the Two-Period Endowment Model of the Household studied in class. Suppose that optimal consumption period is given by: where ωe is the household's lifetime wealth (after taxes). Is the optimal consumption behaviour implied by (1) consistent with the Permanent Income Hypothesis? Why?