Impact of a Labor Supply Shock
A small, stable economy experiences a sudden, large influx of working-age immigrants, leading to a significant increase in the total number of people employed. Assuming this event does not immediately change the average productivity of workers or the level of competition among firms, what would be the predicted effect on the real wage that firms are willing to pay? Explain your reasoning based on the price-setting model.
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A government successfully implements a new policy that increases the national employment level by 5%, but this policy does not alter average worker productivity or the degree of competition among firms. Based on the model where firms set prices as a markup over their costs, what is the direct consequence of this higher employment on the price-setting real wage?
Impact of a Labor Supply Shock
According to the model where firms set prices as a markup over their labor costs, a significant increase in the national level of employment will cause the price-setting real wage to decrease.
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