Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781260506891
Author: Colander
Publisher: MCG
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Impact of minimum wage.
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- Describe the impact of the federal government setting the federal minimum wage at a price that is above state minimum wage laws.arrow_forwardIf the minimum wage is set A. equal to the equilibrium wage, it will create a shortage of labor. B. equal to the equilibrium wage, it will create a surplus of labor. C. below the equilibrium wage, it will create unemployment. D. below the equilibrium wage, it will create a shortage of labor. E. above the equilibrium wage, it will create unemployment.arrow_forwardDraw a supply-demand diagram representing the impact of a minimum wage in the labor market. What does economic theory predict about the change in employment with the introduction of or increase in a minimum wage? How does the prediction above vary with elasticity of labor supply and labor demand?arrow_forward
- Critics of raising the minimum wage argue that A. minimum-wage laws are too expensive for local governments to administer. B. labor demand is inelastic so firms can adjust production. C. minimum-wage laws are imprecise in their ability to help the working poor. D. effective minimum-wage laws create a shortage of labor.arrow_forwardThe imposition of a binding minimum wage makes all workers affected by it better off.arrow_forwardAfter implementing the price floor ( in a minimum wage), the supply and demand model suggests that________for labor. 1-quantity supplied will be LESS than quantity demanded 2-quantity supplied will EQUAL quantity demanded 3-quantity supplied will be GREATER than quantity demandedarrow_forward
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