The No-Shirking Wage Curve for Tutors (Figure 6.11)
Figure 6.11 illustrates the no-shirking wage curve, which shows the minimum wage a firm must set to employ a specific number of workers and ensure they are motivated to work hard. The curve is constructed by adding a constant €60 premium—covering both the cost of effort and the necessary employment rent—to the reservation wage of each potential employee. Tutors are arranged along the horizontal axis in ascending order of their reservation wages, so to hire more workers, a higher wage is required.
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