Exploring Economics
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Author: Robert L. Sexton
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Chapter 16, Problem 5P
To determine
To explain:
The impact on the equilibrium wage if on the job training and free insurance is given to the workers. The effect on the on the job training and health insurance if a certain minimum wage is made mandatory by the government.
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