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Taste for variety: Model of Grossman and Helpman.

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Variety expansionEquilibriumProducts markets clearing◮ At every point in time markets <strong>for</strong> final goods in bothcountries should be in equilibrium;◮ Static equilibrium implies, that:in both countriesp Yi Y i = s i (p Y1 , p Y2 )E; (27)◮ The function s i (•) is the function (fraction <strong>of</strong> expenditures)derived from intertemporal optimization <strong>of</strong> consumption;◮ It is homogeneous <strong>of</strong> degree zero;◮ Clearing condition means that consumption <strong>of</strong> final goods isequal to the share <strong>of</strong> world spending allocated to final productby consumers.

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