Impact of Labor Market Regulation on Equilibrium
Imagine an economy is at a stable point where the prevailing real wage and unemployment rate are determined by the interplay between wage-setting and price-setting behaviors. A new law is passed that significantly strengthens the legal protections for workers, increasing their bargaining power. Explain the chain of events that would lead this economy to a new stable equilibrium. Specifically, describe how this change affects the key curves and what the resulting impact is on the equilibrium unemployment rate.
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