• Title of article

    Possible convexity of the indirect utility function due to nonlinear budget constraints

  • Author/Authors

    Robert F. Bordley، نويسنده , , Robert F. ، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1995
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    19
  • To page
    25
  • Abstract
    A concave utility function coupled with a nonlinear budget constraint can lead to a convex indirect utility function given sufficient complementarity between products. Hence, the principle of diminishing marginal returns to income need not hold.
  • Keywords
    Concavity: Budget constraint , Indirect utility , Complementarity , Time-preference
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    1995
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    433956