On the characterization of excess demand functions |
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Authors: | Marwan Aloqeili |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Mathematics, Birzeit University, P.O. Box 14 Birzeit, West Bank, via Israel |
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Abstract: | Summary. In this paper, we give the necessary and sufficient conditions that characterize the individual excess demand function when it depends smoothly on prices and endowments. A given function is an excess demand function if and only if it satisfies, in addition to Walras law and zero homogeneity in prices, a set of first order partial differential equations, its substitution matrix is symmetric and negative semidefinite. Moreover, we show that these conditions are equivalent to the symmetry and negative semidefiniteness of Slutsky matrix, Walras law and zero homogeneity of Marshallian demand functions.Received: 25 November 2002, Revised: 11 March 2004, JEL Classification Numbers:
D11.Marwan Aloqeili: I would like to thank an anonymous referee for helpful comments. |
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Keywords: | Direct utility function Indirect utility function Excess demand function Slutsky matrix |
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