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Chapter Eight
Slutsky Equation
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Effects of a Price Change What happens when a commodity’s
price decreases?
– Substitution effect: the commodity is relatively cheaper, so consumers substitute it for now relatively more expensive other commodities.
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Effects of a Price Change
– Income effect: the consumer’s budget of $y can purchase more than before, as if the consumer’s income rose, with consequent income effects on quantities demanded.
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Effects of a Price Change
x2
x1
Original choice
Consumer’s budget is $y.
yp2
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Effects of a Price Change
x1
Lower price for commodity 1pivots the constraint outwards.
Consumer’s budget is $y.x2
yp2
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Effects of a Price Change
x1
Lower price for commodity 1pivots the constraint outwards.
Consumer’s budget is $y.x2
yp2yp'
2
Now only $y’ are needed to buy the original bundle at the new prices, as if the consumer’s income has increased by $y - $y’.
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Effects of a Price Change
Changes to quantities demanded due to this ‘extra’ income are the income effect of the price change.
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Effects of a Price Change Slutsky discovered that changes to
demand from a price change are always the sum of a pure substitution effect and an income effect.
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Real Income Changes
Slutsky asserted that if, at the new prices,
– less income is needed to buy the original bundle then “real income” is increased
– more income is needed to buy the original bundle then “real income” is decreased
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Real Income Changes
x1
x2
Original budget constraint and choice
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Real Income Changes
x1
x2
Original budget constraint and choice
New budget constraint
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Real Income Changes
x1
x2
Original budget constraint and choice
New budget constraint; real income has risen
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Real Income Changes
x1
x2
Original budget constraint and choice
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Real Income Changes
x1
x2
Original budget constraint and choice
New budget constraint
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Real Income Changes
x1
x2
Original budget constraint and choice
New budget constraint; real income has fallen
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Pure Substitution Effect
Slutsky isolated the change in demand due only to the change in relative prices by asking “What is the change in demand when the consumer’s income is adjusted so that, at the new prices, she can only just buy the original bundle?”
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x1’
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x1’
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x1’
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
Lower p1 makes good 1 relativelycheaper and causes a substitutionfrom good 2 to good 1.
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Pure Substitution Effect Onlyx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
Lower p1 makes good 1 relativelycheaper and causes a substitutionfrom good 2 to good 1. (x1’,x2’) (x1’’,x2’’) is the pure substitution effect.
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And Now The Income Effectx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
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And Now The Income Effectx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
The income effect is (x1’’,x2’’) (x1’’’,x2’’’).
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The Overall Change in Demandx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
The change to demand due to lower p1 is the sum of the income and substitution effects, (x1’,x2’) (x1’’’,x2’’’).
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Slutsky’s Effects for Normal Goods
Most goods are normal (i.e. demand increases with income).
The substitution and income effects reinforce each other when a normal good’s own price changes.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Normal Goodsx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
Good 1 is normal becausehigher income increasesdemand
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x2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
Good 1 is normal becausehigher income increasesdemand, so the income and substitution effects reinforce each other.
Slutsky’s Effects for Normal Goods
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Since both the substitution and income effects increase demand when own-price falls, a normal good’s ordinary demand curve slopes down.
The Law of Downward-Sloping Demand therefore always applies to normal goods.
Slutsky’s Effects for Normal Goods
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
Some goods are income-inferior (i.e. demand is reduced by higher income).
The substitution and income effects oppose each other when an income-inferior good’s own price changes.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x1’
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x1’
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x1’
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
The pure substitution effect is as fora normal good. But, ….
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
The pure substitution effect is as for a normal good. But, the income effect is in the opposite direction.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
The pure substitution effect is as for a normal good. But, the income effect is in the opposite direction. Good 1 is income-inferior because an increase to income causes demand to fall.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Income-Inferior Goods
x2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’
(x1’’’,x2’’’)
The overall changes to demand arethe sums of the substitution and income effects.
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Giffen Goods
In rare cases of extreme income-inferiority, the income effect may be larger in size than the substitution effect, causing quantity demanded to fall as own-price rises.
Such goods are Giffen goods.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Giffen Goodsx2
x1
x2’
x1’
A decrease in p1 causes quantity demanded of good 1 to fall.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Giffen Goodsx2
x1
x2’
x1’x1’’’
x2’’’
A decrease in p1 causes quantity demanded of good 1 to fall.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Giffen Goodsx2
x1
x2’
x2’’
x1’ x1’’x1’’’
x2’’’
Substitution effectIncome effect
A decrease in p1 causes quantity demanded of good 1 to fall.
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Slutsky’s Effects for Giffen Goods
Slutsky’s decomposition of the effect of a price change into a pure substitution effect and an income effect thus explains why the Law of Downward-Sloping Demand is violated for extremely income-inferior goods.