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The Hiring and Quitting Model Diagram
The hiring and quitting model diagram graphically represents a firm's hiring dynamics. The vertical axis plots the weekly wage (), while the horizontal axis shows the average number of workers hired or quitting per week. The diagram features an upward-sloping 'Hires per week' line, indicating that higher wages attract more workers. It also includes a vertical line representing the number of quits per week, which is determined by the workforce size () and the quit rate (). The intersection of the hiring and quitting lines reveals the steady-state wage required to maintain a specific workforce size. For example, this model can illustrate the conditions of a workforce of 50 employees () and a quit rate of 4% ().
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