Bargaining Power and Negotiated Outcomes
Consider a negotiation between a single large firm and the residents of a town. The negotiation is over two issues: the average wage paid to workers (vertical axis) and the level of environmental quality (horizontal axis).
The town's preferences are represented by a set of upward-sloping indifference curves, where higher curves indicate greater well-being. The firm's profit levels are represented by a set of downward-sloping isoprofit lines, where lower lines indicate higher profit.
There is a lens-shaped 'feasible set' of potential agreements, bounded by the town's reservation indifference curve and the firm's reservation isoprofit line. Any point within this set is a possible agreement that is better for both parties than no agreement at all.
Analyze how the final negotiated outcome (the specific point chosen within the feasible set) would likely differ in two scenarios:
- The firm has all the bargaining power.
- The town's residents have all the bargaining power.
Explain your reasoning by referencing the graphical elements described.
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