Assumption of Constant Labor Productivity in the Aggregate Model
A core simplifying assumption in this economic model is that labor productivity is constant. This means the average output per worker () does not change. This constancy applies in two ways: first, every worker is assumed to produce the same amount of output as any other worker, and second, the output per worker does not change even if the total number of people employed increases or decreases.
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