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- Consider the following labor-leisure choice model. U(C,L) = C^2/3L^1/3 C = wN + π – T H= N+ L Where C: consumptionL: leisureN: hours workedH = 50 : total hoursw = 4 : hourly wageπ = 20 : non-labor income T = 10 : lump-sum tax Suppose the hourly wage changes to w = 5. Perform a decomposition and fill in the table C L N Substitution Effect Income Effect Total EffectConsider worker 1 with non-labour income Y facing a wage offer w and a utility function defined over consumption and leisure U(c,l) = lnC + 4lnl 1) Provide the functional form of the income effect from a marginal decrease in income. 2) Provide the functional form of the substitution and total income effects of a marginal increase in wage. 3) Show that the Slutsky equation holds for this worker.How would you demonstrate part c) diagramatically 6. Assume you can work as many hours you wish at £12 per hour (net of tax). If you do not work, you have no income. You have no ability to borrow or lend, so your consumption, c, is simply equal to your income. b) Assume that your optimal choice of consumption and leisure is to work 8 hours per day. Illustrate this choice diagrammatically using the feasible set and indifference curves. c) Use indifference curves and the feasible set to show why, given the properties of the optimal choice in part b), it is not optimal to work, say, 10, or 6 hours per day.
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- Consider the problem of a consumer who chooses between consuming goods and enjoying leisure in the current and future periods. Denote the consumption and leisure in the current period as C and l, and the consumption and leisure in the future period as C′ and l′, respectively. The preference is summarized by the following utility function: U(C,C′,l,l′)=lnC+ψlnl+β(lnC′ +ψlnl′). This individual is endowed with h units of time in each period. Wage rate per unit of labour time is w and w′ in the current and future period. In addition, the consumer receives profit transfer π and π′ and pays lump-sum taxes T and T′ in the current and future periods. Denote the saving in the current period as Sp. Answer the following questions. Derive the life-time budget constraint of this consumer. Set up the consumer’s problem. Solve for consumption (C and C′), leisure (l and l′), and saving (Sp). How does an increase in wage rate w affect C, Sp, and l?Consider an individual who lives in an economy without a welfare program. They initially work T-L0hours per week, where (T-L0)>0. They earn an hourly wage (W) and no non-labour income. a) Draw a graph that reflects this individual’s income-leisure constraint, utility-maximizing indifference curve (U0), choice of leisure hours (L0) and income (Y0). b) Now, assume that a welfare program has been implemented in this economy. The welfare benefit is smaller than the individual's initial income level (Y0) and there is a 50% clawback on any labour income earned. The individual now maximizes their utility by working and collecting a partial welfare benefit. On the same graph as part a, draw this individual’s new income-leisure constraint, utility-maximizing indifference curve (U1), choice of leisure hours (L1) and income (Y1).Suppose a person can work up to 80 hours per week at a pre-tax wage of $20 per hour but faces a constant 20% payroll tax. Assume that under these conditions the person maximizes utility by choosing to work 50 hours each week. The government proposes a negative income tax so that everyone receives $300 per week regardless of how much they work. To pay for the negative income tax, the payroll tax would be increased to 50%. Using the labor-leisure model, graphically show whether a person would be better off if the negative income tax is adopted and indicate whether hours worked increases or decreases due to the policy.