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Can the price of current consumption in the terms of the future for the bundle be...

Can the price of current consumption in the terms of the future for the bundle be determined by the slope of the budget constraint

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The intertemporal budget is given by

(1 + r)C1 + C2 = (1 + r)Y1 + Y2

where

r is the rate of interest for borrowing / saving

C1 is current consumption

C2 is future consumption

Y1 is current income

Y2 is future income

Now slope of the budget constraint is -(1 + r)

If we compare this budget equation with P1X1 + P2X2 = M, we see that price P1 is (1 + r) so it is the price of current consumption. Now price of future consumption in similar way is 1 and so P1/P2 is 1 + r

Hence, the price of current consumption in the terms of the future (P1/P2) can be determined by the slope of the budget constraint as (1 + r)

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