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Numerical Example of the Price-Setting Real Wage with Taxes
This example demonstrates how to calculate the price-setting real wage when taxes are present. Given a profit share () of 40%, the resulting wage share is 60% (0.6). If taxes reduce the shareable output to two-thirds of the total output per worker (), the final real wage () is calculated using the formula for the price-setting real wage with taxes: . This calculation shows that the worker's real take-home wage is 40% of their total productivity.
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Figure 2.19: The WS-PS Model with Taxation
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