Labor Economics
Labor Economics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780078021886
Author: George J Borjas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 1RQ
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Determine the change on the reservation wage if nonlabor income increases. 

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The reservation wage is the wage that makes a person indifferent between working and non-working. This definition of the reservation wage indicates that when the market wage is lower than the reservation wage, the person will not work, while if the market wage exceeds the reservation wage, then the person will work. 

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