Strategy to Hire 40 Non-Shirking Workers at a €710 Wage
To overcome the problem of attracting workers who would shirk at a €710 wage, the school must adopt a two-part strategy. First, it offers the €710 wage. Second, it must implement a screening process, such as interviews, to learn more about the applicants. The goal of this screening is to make job offers only to the candidates it expects to work hard—specifically, the target group of workers whose reservation wages are below €650.
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