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The quantity that maximizes welfare criterion $\textrm{Welf}$ is
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To compute the quantity that maximizes welfare criterion $\textrm{Welf}$, we differentiate $\textrm{Welf}$ with respect to $q$ and set the derivative to zero.
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Solving that equation for $q$ gives
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q = \frac{ d_0 - s_0}{s_1 + d_1}
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Soon we'll derive generalizations of the above demand and supply
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curves from other objects.
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We'll derive the **demand** curve from a **utility maximization problem**.
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We'll derive the **demand curve** from a problem that maximizes a **utility function** subject to a **budget constraint**.
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We'll derive the **supply curve** from a **cost function**.
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## From utility function to demand curve
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Let $\Pi$ be an $n\times n$ matrix, $c$ be $n \times 1$ vector of consumptions of various goods, $b$ be $n \times 1$ vector of bliss points, $e$ an $n \times 1$ vector of endowments, and $p$ be an $n\times 1$ vector of prices
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Let
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* $\Pi$ be an $n\times n$ matrix of XXXX,
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* $c$ be an $n \times 1$ vector of consumptions of various goods,
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* $b$ be an $n \times 1$ vector of bliss points,
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* $e$ be an $n \times 1$ vector of endowments, and
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* $p$ be an $n\times 1$ vector of prices
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A consumer faces $p$ as a price taker and chooses $c$ to maximize
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A consumer faces $p$ as a price taker and chooses $c$ to maximize the utility function
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-.5 (\Pi c -b) ^\top (\Pi c -b )
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Equation {eq}`eq:old4` tells how marginal utility of wealth depends on the endowment vector $e$ and the price vector $p$.
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**Remark:** Equation {eq}`eq:old4` is a consequence of imposing that $p (c - e) = 0$. We could instead take $\mu$ as a parameter and use {eq}`eq:old3` and the budget constraint {eq}`eq:old2p` to solve for $W.$ Which way we proceed determines whether we are constructing a **Marshallian** or **Hicksian** demand curve.
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**Remark:** Equation {eq}`eq:old4` is a consequence of imposing that $p^\top (c - e) = 0$. We could instead take $\mu$ as a parameter and use {eq}`eq:old3` and the budget constraint {eq}`eq:old2p` to solve for $W.$ Which way we proceed determines whether we are constructing a **Marshallian** or **Hicksian** demand curve.
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## Endowment economy, I
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We can normalize prices by setting $\mu_1 + \mu_2 =1$ and then deducing
where $p_i$ is the price of one unit of consumption in state $i$.
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The state commodities being traded are often called **Arrow securities**.
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Before the random state of the world $i$ is realized, the consumer sells his/her state-contingent endowment bundle and purchases a state-contingent consumption bundle.
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Trading such securities is a way economists often model **insurance**.
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## Possible Exercises
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To illustrate consequences of demand and supply shifts, we have lots of parameters to shift in the above models
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We can read the competitive equilbrium price vector off the inverse demand curve or the inverse supply curve.
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## To do
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Tom has multi consumer version of pure exchange economy
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