Comparing Reservation Wages with Different Financial Cushions
Two unemployed individuals, Alex and Ben, have identical skills and are searching for the same type of job in the same city. Alex has substantial personal savings, while Ben has very little. Explain how this difference in savings is likely to affect their respective reservation wages, and justify your reasoning.
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