Labor Market Equilibrium Incentives
A manager at a single, typical firm in this economy proposes cutting the wages of their employees by 5% to reduce costs. Analyze the most likely immediate consequence of this action for the firm's productivity and explain your reasoning based on the incentives of the employees.
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