4 General Equilibrium I Suppose there exist a representative agent . Agent derive utili ty from consumption ( . If agent work for firm , the wage ate...

Suppose there exist a representative agent. Agent derive utility from consumptionC. If agent work for firm, the wage rate is w; however, working hours L brings disutility. Agent has to pay for consumption and labor income tax τL and consumption tax τC. Agent's maximization problem can be formalized as follows:

max C,L U(C,L) = logC −Lα whereα > 1 s.t (1 + τc)C = (1−τw)wL + π

• Specify agent's efficiency condition. Explain the intuition behind. A representative firm sell goods in the competitive market, with technology

Y = AL

All the markets are assumed to be competitive. The goods price P is normalized to be 1. Now we have "government" in the economy. Government need to finance its fiscal policy G (τL, τC are exogenous variables, while G is endogenously determined) through labor income tax τL and consumption tax τC. Specifically, government's budget constraint must hold

τLwL + τCC = G

Noted that, after considering government spending. The goods market market clearing conditions becomes

Y = C + G

• Specify firm's profit maximization problem.

• Specify firm's efficiency conditions and the intuition behind.

• Specify market clearing conditions.

• Define the equilibrium

• Solve the prices {w} and allocations. {L,Y,C}.

• Discuss the effect of each taxes to the equilibrium output and price.

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