A government successfully implements a new policy that increases the national employment level by 5%, but this policy does not alter average worker productivity or the degree of competition among firms. Based on the model where firms set prices as a markup over their costs, what is the direct consequence of this higher employment on the price-setting real wage?
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A government successfully implements a new policy that increases the national employment level by 5%, but this policy does not alter average worker productivity or the degree of competition among firms. Based on the model where firms set prices as a markup over their costs, what is the direct consequence of this higher employment on the price-setting real wage?
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