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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Welfare Analysis with Salience Effects: Setup<br />

Representative consumer has wealth Z and utility u(x) + v(y)<br />

Let{x ∗ (p, t S , Z ), y ∗ (p, t S , Z )} denote bundle chosen by a<br />

fully-optimizing agent<br />

Let {x(p, t S , Z ), y(p, t S , Z )} denote empirically observed demands<br />

Place no structure on these demand functions except for feasibility:<br />

(p + t S )x(p, t S , Z ) + y(p, t S , Z ) = Z<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 3: Effi ciency 96 / 105

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