ECON 002 MICROECONOMICS W/CONNECT(LL)
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Chapter 17.A, Problem 3ARQ
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The basic areas covered in work agreement.
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Look at Figure. In the union sector, the union’s ability to raise wages from Wn to Wu decreases total employment from N1 to N2. Thus N1 − N2 workers are displaced from the union sector and will seek employment in the nonunion sector. But suppose that wages in the nonunion sector cannot fall (perhaps because of a minimum wage law). Suppose, more specifically, that they are fixed at Wn in the nonunion sector. If the union and nonunion sectors are the only two sectors in the economy, how many workers will become unemployed because of the union’s ability to raise wages in the union sector? (Hint: N1 − N2 in the union sector is the same number of workers as N3 − N1 in the nonunion sector.) a. N1 . b. N2 . c. N3 . d. N1 − N2 . e. N1 + N2
Suppose an economy consists of a union and a nonunion sector. The labour demand curve in each sector is given by: E= 600 - 15w
where w is the hourly wage and E is the level of employment. The total labour supply is inelastic and equal to 600. Workers are equally skilled and can be employed either in the union or the nonunion sector.
How do you find the competitive wage in this economy?
Explain how featherbedding and other restrictive work practices can reduce labor productivity. Why might strikes reduce the economy’s output less than the loss of production by the struck firms?
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ECON 002 MICROECONOMICS W/CONNECT(LL)
Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 1QQCh. 17.3 - Prob. 2QQCh. 17.3 - Prob. 3QQCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4QQCh. 17.A - Prob. 1ADQCh. 17.A - Prob. 2ADQCh. 17.A - Prob. 3ADQCh. 17.A - Prob. 4ADQCh. 17.A - Prob. 1ARQCh. 17.A - Prob. 2ARQ
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