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Evaluating Economic Policies on Work Incentives
A government proposes a policy that gives every worker a $500 weekly cash grant, regardless of how many hours they work. A critic argues this policy will have the same effect on the incentive to work as a $12.50/hour wage increase for a 40-hour work week ($12.50 * 40 = $500). Evaluate the critic's argument, focusing specifically on how each policy alters the opportunity cost of taking an additional hour of leisure.
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Evaluating Economic Policies on Work Incentives