consider an exchange economy with 2 goods (1 and 2) and 2 consumer (A and B). a bundle with x units of good 1 and y units of good 2 is written as (x,y). consumer A has an endowment (4,0) and consumer B has an endowment (12,12). the 2 goods are perfect substitutes for each consumer. consider an allocation in which A receives (1,9) and B receives (15,3) if we can redistribute endowments suitably, it is possible to obtain this allocation as the outcome of a competitive equilibrium. is this true or false? explain carefully

consider an exchange economy with 2 goods (1 and 2) and 2 consumer (A and B). a bundle with x units of good 1 and y units of good 2 is written as (x,y). consumer A has an endowment (4,0) and consumer B has an endowment (12,12). the 2 goods are perfect substitutes for each consumer. consider an allocation in which A receives (1,9) and B receives (15,3) if we can redistribute endowments suitably, it is possible to obtain this allocation as the outcome of a competitive equilibrium. is this true or false? explain carefully

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter13: General Equilibrium And Welfare

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