Effect of Higher Taxation on Structural Unemployment
A higher tax rate causes the price-setting (PS) curve to shift downward, leading to a lower real wage at any given level of employment. In the WS-PS model, this downward shift results in a new equilibrium point where the lower PS curve intersects the unchanged wage-setting (WS) curve. This new intersection occurs at a lower level of employment, thereby increasing the rate of structural unemployment.
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