Price-Setting Curve Stability in the Elimination of Labour Market Segmentation
In the economic model of a segmented labour market, the removal of segmentation is assumed not to affect the overall profit share or the position of the price-setting curve. This stability is contingent on the condition that the degree of competition within the product market remains unchanged.
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