Absolute Risk Aversion (2)
The next proposition gives a rationale for this measure.
Thm (Pratt’s Theorem) Let u 1 and u 2 be twice differentiable,
increasing, and strictly concave vNM utility functions. Then, the following properties are equivalent.
Problem Set 2: Posted on November 18
Advanced Microeconomics I (Fall, 1st, 2013)
1. Question 1 (7 points)
A real-valued function f (x) is called homothetic if f (x) = g(h(x)) where g : R → R is a strictly increasing function and h is a real-valued function which is homo- geneous of degree 1. Suppose that preferences can be represented by a homothetic utility function. Then, prove the following statements.
Problem Set 2: Posted on November 4
Advanced Microeconomics I (Fall, 1st, 2014)
1. Question 1 (7 points)
A real-valued function f (x) is called homothetic if f (x) = g(h(x)) where g : R → R is a strictly increasing function and h is a real-valued function which is homo- geneous of degree 1. Suppose that preferences can be represented by a homothetic utility function. Then, prove the following statements.
5. Mixed Strategy (20 points)
Consider a patent race game in which a “weak” firm is given an endowment of 4 and a “strong” firm is given an endowment of 5, and any integral amount of the endowment could be invested in a project. That is, the weak firm has five pure strategies (invest 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4) and the strong firm has six (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5). The winner of the patent race receives the return of 10. Both players are instructed that whichever player invests the most will win the race and if there is a tie, both lose: neither gets the return of 10.
Open Set and Closed Set (2)
Boundary and interior
◮ A point x is called a boundary point of a set S in R n
if every ε-ball centered at x contains points in S as well as points not in S. The set of all boundary points of a set S is called boundary, and is denoted ∂S .
simultaneously chooses a strategy, and the combination of strategies determines a payoff for each player.. Each chooses her own action without knowing others’ choices.[r]