hand written pllzzz 1. The Nash bargaining solution between the employer and the worker satisfies the fol-lowing maximization problem:max[W (w) – U]°[J(w) – V]1-8,where rW (w) = w+ s(U – W) and r.J(w) = y – w + s(V – J).Show that the outcome of this maximization problem is a surplus-sharing rule of theform:W (w) – U = B[W (w) – U + J(w) – V].

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The Nash bargaining solution between the employer and the worker satisfies the fol- lowing maximization problem: max[W (w) – U]°[J(w) – V]!-8, w where rW (w) = w+ s(U – W) and r.J(w) = y – w + s(V – J). Show that the outcome of this maximization problem is a surplus-sharing rule of the form: W (w) – U = B[W (w) – U + J(w) – V].

The Nash bargaining solution between the employer and the worker satisfies the fol- lowing maximization problem: max[W (w) – U]°[J(w) – V]!-8, w where rW (w) = w+ s(U – W) and r.J(w) = y – w + s(V – J). Show that the outcome of this maximization problem is a surplus-sharing rule of the form: W (w) – U = B[W (w) – U + J(w) – V].

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