Leontief Associates Has Expanded to Include N Partners

question 27

Essay

Leontief Associates has expanded to include n partners. Its new technology is B min(e₁, e₂, , e_n). The income
of each partner is Y/n. The utility functions are u_i = y_i - e_i².
i)Describe the Pareto efficient effort levels, the corresponding income levels, and the utility of a typical partner when everyone behaves efficiently.
ii)Suppose the firm is bought by a new owner. Describe an employment contract the new owner would use to get each employee to contribute the efficient effort level.

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Definitions:

Marginal Productivity

The additional output generated by employing one more unit of a particular input, holding other inputs constant.

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The principle that says that if one factor of production is increased while others are held constant, the incremental output will eventually decrease.

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