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Consider a simplified economy where labor is the only factor of production and each worker produces a constant amount of output. The total output is divided between firms' profits and workers' wages. If the degree of market competition among firms decreases, allowing them to increase their profit margins, explain the direct effect on the share of total output received by workers. Justify your reasoning.
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Consider a simplified economy where labor is the only input for production, and each worker produces a constant amount of output. The total output is divided between workers' wages and firms' profits. If the level of competition among firms in this economy significantly increases, what is the most direct and logical consequence for the distribution of output?
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