Answered step by step
Verified Expert Solution
Link Copied!

Question

1 Approved Answer

1. Consider the Benabou model. (a) There are two districts in the city. Suppose that district C* has 30% and district 70% of the city's

image text in transcribed
1. Consider the Benabou model. (a) There are two districts in the city. Suppose that district C* has 30% and district 70% of the city's housing stock. Also, 30% of households in the city are type A high income (human capital) households and 70% are type B low income (human capital). Let ha and hs denote the respective human capital of the parents of types A and B households, p! and p? the respective rents in districts 1 and 2, x* and x? the respective fractions of type A households in districts 1 and 2 and V the indirect utility function. (i) (5 points) Suppose that C! is the high-income district in a segregated equilibrium; i.e., x! > x2. Can the equilibrium rents be such that that V(hg, p, x!) > V(hs, p?, x*)? Why or why not? (i) (5 points) Suppose that C? is the high-income district in a segregated equilibrium; i.e., x* > x*. Can the equilibrium rents be such that that V(ha, p*, x*) > V(ha, p? x*)? Why or why not? (b) (12 points) The UK shows low levels of social mobility, meaning that there is a high correlation between parent and children's income or other socio-economic indicators. What are the conditions in the Benabou model that may cause the high correlation? Explain. What policy interventions may counteract the effects of each of those conditions that cause the high correlation

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

Step: 1

blur-text-image

Get Instant Access with AI-Powered Solutions

See step-by-step solutions with expert insights and AI powered tools for academic success

Step: 2

blur-text-image

Step: 3

blur-text-image

Ace Your Homework with AI

Get the answers you need in no time with our AI-driven, step-by-step assistance

Get Started

Recommended Textbook for

Managerial Accounting An Integrative Approach

Authors: C J Mcnair Connoly, Kenneth Merchant

2nd Edition

9780999500491

Students also viewed these Economics questions