{ "key_pair_value_system": true, "answer_rating_count": "", "question_feedback_html": { "html_star": "", "html_star_feedback": "" }, "answer_average_rating_value": "", "answer_date_js": "2024-06-21T07:11:07-04:00", "answer_date": "2024-06-21 07:11:07", "is_docs_available": "", "is_excel_available": "", "is_pdf_available": "", "count_file_available": 0, "main_page": "student_question_view", "question_id": "3414119", "url": "\/study-help\/questions\/i-need-answers-in-details-5-consider-an-infinitely-lived-3414119", "question_creation_date_js": "2024-06-21T07:11:07-04:00", "question_creation_date": "Jun 21, 2024 07:11 AM", "meta_title": "[Solved] I need answers in details 5. Consider an | SolutionInn", "meta_description": "Answer of - I need answers in details 5. Consider an infinitely lived individual born in time zero, endowed with a cake of size xo | SolutionInn", "meta_keywords": "answers,details,5,infinitely,lived,individual,born,time,zero,endowed,cake,size", "question_title_h1": "I need answers in details 5. Consider an infinitely lived individual born in time zero, endowed with a cake of size xo. The cake is", "question_title": "I need answers in details 5. Consider an infinitely lived individual born", "question_title_for_js_snippet": "I need answers in details 5 Consider an infinitely lived individual born in time zero, endowed with a cake of size xo The cake is storable (without depreciation) and infinitely divisible The agent derives contemporary utility from (cake) consumption through u(c,), and has as her ultimate objective to maximize her infinitely discounted sum of utility streams Her discount rate is, as usual, given by B (a) Formulate the mathematical problem corresponding to the above description (i e formulate the Sequence Problem) (b) Provide a recursive formulation and show that its solution also solves the Se quence Problem in (i) (i e Theorem 2) (c) Let u(c) In(c) Derive both the value function, o(x), and the policy function, x' g(x) N 6 Consider the following sequence problem V (ao, wo) max EB'u(C ) (5) s t do q' w q'c (6) 1 0 1 0 W 1 (1 6)w ow, (7) (a) For which value of does (7) converge to a unique fixed point What is the value of this fixed point (b) Define a, Use this definition to show that the problem above has a recursive representa tion No formal proof is necessary, but explain the logic underlying Theorem 1 in this context What interest rate do the bonds a, pay (c) In a deterministic economy, such as the one above, it appears as if a one period bond is sufficient to allocate resources efficiently Is this also true in a stochastic economy Why or why not 7 Consider a representative agent, exchange economy similar to that studied by Mehra and Prescott Specifically, it is assumed that the endowment, x, grows stochastically as given by x 1 Ar 1x, where the growth rate, A, is assumed to be independently and identically distributed Agents maximize lifetime expected utility where B E (0, 1) and 0 5 0 affect the volatility of bond prices Discuss the implications that these results have for the assumption of habit persistence to help resolve some asset pricing puzzles 1 Consider the following (real valued) sequence (x, ),2, defined by xo 1, x1 1 a, x2 1 at a' , x, 1 a a a and so on Prove that if la B'F(x1, X, 1) (3) s t Xi 1 Er(x ) (4) Define x,, F(, , ) and I( ) such that these two problems coincide exactly 3 True or False An implication of the Hansen indivisible labor RBC model is that consumption and labor productivity will have the same time series properties Longer Answer Questions (Each question is worth 20 points ) 4 Consider an exchange economy populated by identical agents that trade equity shares, 1, defined as title to the endowment process (That is, this is the same asset priced in the Lucas tree model ) Denote the price of equity as qr Agents also trade one period bonds which cost p, units of consumption in period t and return 1 unit of consumption in the following period In addition to these assets, a one period for ward contract on bonds is traded In this contract, agents agree at time to pay of units of consumption in period 1 for the promise of one unit of consumption to be received in period 2 The endowment, x,, is stochastic and varies over the interval (x, x) furthermore, x, is assumed to be independently and identically distributed Given this environment, agents choose a sequence of consumption and assets in order to maximize (a) Formulate the agent's problem as a dynamic programming problem Be ex plicit in identifying the state and control variables (b) Derive and interpret the necessary conditions which characterize the solution to this maximization problem (c) Define a recursive competitive equilibrium in this economy (d) Prove that equilibrium bond and equity prices are positively correlated with the endowment while the price of the forward contract is constant Explain these results", "question_description": "
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