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Unpaid Labor and the Work-Leisure Decision
Consider two individuals, Alex and Bailey, who both work in the same job and initially earn the same wage. Alex has significant weekly responsibilities for unpaid household and caregiving tasks, while Bailey has none. Both individuals receive an identical, substantial hourly wage increase. Analyze how the presence of unpaid work is likely to cause Alex's response to the wage increase (in terms of hours worked) to differ from Bailey's. In your answer, you must break down and compare the relative strengths of the income and substitution effects for both individuals.
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