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Bargaining Power as the Determinant of the Final Outcome within the Feasible Set
Once the range of potential agreements is established by the firm's shutdown condition and the citizens' leave-town condition, the final outcome is not arbitrary. The specific combination of wages and environmental quality chosen from within this feasible set is determined by the relative bargaining power of the firm's owner and the citizens.
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