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Average consumer decisions in an economy with heterogeneous subjective discount rates and risk aversion coefficients: the finite horizon case

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  • Alfredo Omar Palafox-Roca

    (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Superior de Economía)

  • Francisco Venegas-martínez

    (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Superior de Economía)

Abstract

This paper aims to study the behavior of the average rational consumer of an economy populated by heterogeneous agents in a finite horizon framework. Heterogeneity takes into account both the subjective discount rate and risk aversion coefficient. Closed-form solutions for the optimal paths of consumption and capital, of the average consumer, are derived. Moreover, a closed form solution for the economic welfare of the average consumer is obtained.

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  • Alfredo Omar Palafox-Roca & Francisco Venegas-martínez, 2014. "Average consumer decisions in an economy with heterogeneous subjective discount rates and risk aversion coefficients: the finite horizon case," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 34(2), pages 842-849.
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    Keywords

    Heterogeneous preferences; subjective discount rate; risk aversion coefficient; consumption decisions; average consumer;
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    • C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
    • D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics

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