Depict the following scenario using a graph. Assume that MLB goes from having free agency in their labor market to re-instituting the reserve clause, now giving teams monopsony power in the labor market. a. Identify on a graph the wage of a player when there was only free agency, and identify the wage following the reserve clause being reinstated. Additionally identify where the producer and consumer surplus is in the market on the graph. b. Suppose instead that MLB does NOT have any monopsony power, however, the players are able to form a powerful union. Depict how the union would change the equilibrium wages accepted by players.

Depict the following scenario using a graph. Assume that MLB goes from having free agency in their labor market to re-instituting the reserve clause, now giving teams monopsony power in the labor market. a. Identify on a graph the wage of a player when there was only free agency, and identify the wage following the reserve clause being reinstated. Additionally identify where the producer and consumer surplus is in the market on the graph. b. Suppose instead that MLB does NOT have any monopsony power, however, the players are able to form a powerful union. Depict how the union would change the equilibrium wages accepted by players.

Economics For Today

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Chapter11: Labor Markets

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