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Foundational Labour Market Model for the WS Curve
A simplified, or "bare-bones," model of the labour market is used to describe the fundamental job-finding process. This model, which incorporates the concepts of labour market classification and flux, provides the theoretical foundation for deriving the economy's wage-setting (WS) curve.
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