Incentives of Firms and Workers at the WS-PS Equilibrium
At the Nash equilibrium where the Wage-Setting and Price-Setting curves intersect, no party has a reason to unilaterally alter their behavior. Firms have already set wages, prices, and employment levels to maximize their profits based on the actions of others. Similarly, employed workers are providing the optimal level of effort, as defined by the Wage-Setting curve, considering the wage they receive and the potential consequences of becoming unemployed.
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