The following question asks about what happens to employment (Q), wages (W), and total compensation (T) when firms begin offering health insurance benefits. Without health insurance benefits, the labor supply curve in terms of wages is given by W = 6+ Q, and the labor demand curve in terms of wages is W = 10 - Qo. Q here is hours of work. W is wages in dollars per hour. Assume that workers value the health benefits at $5 per hour. Assume the benefits cost the firm $4 per hour to provide. 1. When firms begin offering health insurance benefits, which of the following is true about the new demand curve? In this exercise, demand curve is still defined as function of wages (rather than as a function of total compensation). The demand curve will shift up by $4 O The demand curve will shift down by $4 The demand curve will shift up by $5 O The demand curve will shift down by $5

The following question asks about what happens to employment (Q), wages (W), and total compensation (T) when firms begin offering health insurance benefits. Without health insurance benefits, the labor supply curve in terms of wages is given by W = 6+ Q, and the labor demand curve in terms of wages is W = 10 - Qo. Q here is hours of work. W is wages in dollars per hour. Assume that workers value the health benefits at $5 per hour. Assume the benefits cost the firm $4 per hour to provide. 1. When firms begin offering health insurance benefits, which of the following is true about the new demand curve? In this exercise, demand curve is still defined as function of wages (rather than as a function of total compensation). The demand curve will shift up by $4 O The demand curve will shift down by $4 The demand curve will shift up by $5 O The demand curve will shift down by $5

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter18: Asymmetric Information

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