Elaborate on the difference between a binding and non-binding borrowing constraints and the two consumption functions that result.

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Elaborate on the difference between a binding and non-binding borrowing constraints and the
two consumption functions that result.
b. From the Intertemporal Choice Model, many theories (non-Keynesian theories of
Consumption) came into being. Using graphical and mathematical expressions, compare
and contrast the following theories on consumption behaviours:
i. Franco Modigliani: Life-Cycle Hypothesis
ii. Milton Friedman: Permanent-Income Hypothesis
iii. Robert Hall: Random Walk Hypothesis

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