a simple intertemporal model without uncertainty

…we can write the intertemporal budget set as (1+r)c1 + c2 = (1+r)y + 0

Now solve for the optimal consumption pattern

c1 =

c2 =

Note that the optimal consumption pattern depends on the intertemporal “price”(what is that?) and income

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