The Firm's Wage-Employment Trade-off
A firm in the wage-setting model confronts a trade-off between its employment level and the wage rate. To hire more workers, it must offer a higher wage. While each new hire may be profitable individually (if their wage is below the revenue they generate, e.g., €800), the necessity of paying this increased wage to all existing employees reduces the profit margin on every worker.
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