Economic Consequences of Labor Market Integration
Consider an economy with two separate and distinct groups of jobs. The first group consists of high-paying, stable careers with significant barriers to entry. The second group consists of low-paying, less stable jobs that are open to a large portion of the workforce. A new government policy is implemented that successfully eliminates all barriers, allowing workers from the second group to freely compete for jobs in the first group. Analyze the probable effects of this policy on the wages in both original job groups and on the overall income inequality within the economy. In your answer, also explain how this change in inequality would be illustrated using a Lorenz curve.
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